Why are these animals pests?
This task is about types of damage animals pests can cause.
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Select YES or NO to show whether the seven animals cause the type of damage described.
Select YES or NO to show whether the seven animals cause the type of damage described.
Types of damage
Goats
Possums
Ferrets/stoats
Rabbits
Deer
Cats
Eat native birds and their eggs
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No
Eat new buds and shoots on native trees and plants
Yes
No
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Yes
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Yes
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Yes
No
Strip bark off trees
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Yes
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Yes
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Yes
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Yes
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Yes
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Yes
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Yes
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Yes
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Yes
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Yes
No
Spread disease to cattle
Yes
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Yes
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Yes
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Yes
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Yes
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Yes
No
Eat grass and pasture plants
Yes
No
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Yes
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Yes
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Yes
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Yes
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Yes
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Yes
No
Cause soil erosion
Yes
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Yes
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Yes
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Yes
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Yes
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Yes
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Yes
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Yes
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Yes
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Yes
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Yes
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Yes
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Damage fences
Yes
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Yes
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Yes
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Yes
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Yes
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Yes
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Yes
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Yes
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Yes
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Yes
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No
Eat native geckos and skinks
Yes
No
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Yes
No
Yes
No
Yes
No
Yes
No
Yes
No
Yes
No
Yes
No
Yes
No
Yes
No
Yes
No
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