A stoat's fur color changes from brown to white in winter to blend in with snowy environments.

Seasonal Change

Although small, don't confuse a stoat with a rodent; it is actually a predator that hunts them.

Not a Rodent

Stoats live in places with abundant underbrush or woodlands, mainly in the Northern Hemisphere.

Habitat Specific

 including stoats, which are, like, this cute furry little weasel. So do you kill the introduced predators to save the endangered species? In questions like these, I don't think there really are "right" answers. I think we just have to do the best when we're comparing apples and oranges,

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 In New Zealand, stoats introduced by European settlers have threatened many native species of flightless bird. Some have gone extinct while others are endangered. So in spite of the energy-saving advantages of flightlessness, many flightless bird species have

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 introducing a lot of non-native species that had a major impact of on all of the native fauna there in particular with the Kiwis there's stoats which is a small European weasel cats dogs and various other introduced animals it's

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 stoats and weasels are at their most vulnerable when they are young their early weeks are full of challenges and important life lessons