> >[snip]Tiritiri Matangi
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> > A big sign at the drop off point on the island had a list of rules. The first was, "Take great care not to bring rodents or pets," which made me wonder how one would bring a rodent onto the island by accident.
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> I imagine Australians and New Zealanders are very wary of rodents, ever since that rabbit thing happened.

I went so far as to *ask* the guy who gave us the introductory talk, "How COULD somebody accidentally bring a rodent onto the island?" and he said there were two ways it's happened before. One, somebody has left their backpack in the garage or yard overnight, and a mouse has climbed in. Two, somebody has had a mouse in their shoe. This is really what he said. I don't know whether he meant the person was wearing the shoe at the time. The idea that anybody could be walking along, UNAWARE that there is a MOUSE in their SHOE, blows my mind.

Brunnen-"even worse is imagining what happens after your first step"G