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Pest trap

A wooden and wire pest trap baited with an egg outside.

This variety of trap is effectively used in New Zealand to control stoats, rats and hedgehogs.

Rights: Manaaki Whenua – Landcare Research, CC BY 4.0
Published: 6 August 2017Size: 461.35 KB
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