From Merlin Reader
You report a plan to exterminate vermin to protect New Zealand's birds (30 July, p 7). Feral cats are also a major problem: are they included? And to prevent them becoming re-established, controlling the domestic cat population will be necessary.
London, UK
The editor writes:
• Feral cats are indeed included: mentioning them in the policy announcement was described as “electorally impossible”.
