jan 1, 1830 - European Rabbit

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European rabbits were introduced to New Zealand in the 1830s for food and the fur trade. Thriving in the country's dry, predator-free environments, they quickly multiplied into devastating plagues. Today, they remain a major ecological disaster, causing severe soil erosion, outcompeting native wildlife, and supporting introduced pest predators

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