> natural predators such as possums, ferrets, stoats and rats As it says later, these are all introduced pests, and they're being eradicated for good reason.

> natural predators such as possums, ferrets, stoats and rats As it says later, these are all introduced pests, and they're being eradicated for good reason. Peacocks will probably follow in due course, but they're not killing our native birds. The natural predator that could have helped was the largest eagle known to have existed, but they've been extinct for centuries (after their prey species, moas (!) and other large birds, were hunted to extinction by people): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Haast's_eagle https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Haast's_eagle This article is mostly for the headline, I think. We have far worse introduced pests, e.g. rabbits do a lot more harm to farmers than peacocks.