In an 1896 study of the LB & SCR passenger services, J. Pearson Pattinson described the eight-and-a-quarter miles of shared track between Redhill and Stoats Nest ( Coulsdon ) as being ' in a state of the utmost congestion, and detentions of the Brighton expresses, blocked by South Eastern stopping trains, are as constant as irritating.

Stoats, rabbits, mice, rats, cats and hedgehogs remained a problem on the island, but the Department of Conservation ( DOC ) aimed to eradicate them beginning with the poisoning of black rats, brown rats and mice and in August 2011, both Rangitoto and neighbouring Motutapu Islands were officially declared pest-free with both islands now also boasting populations of newly-translocated saddlebacks.

Predators include Weasels, Stoats, and small raptors such as the Merlin and nest predators such as crows and magpies.

Stoats may prey on young hares.

* Stoats Nest for Coulsdon and Cane Hill ( later Coulsdon North ) was opened on 8 November 1899, by the LB & SCR on their Quarry Line which bypassed Redhill.

Stoats were the main cause of death of nesting adult females, nestlings and fledglings, but possums were also important predators of adult females, eggs and nestlings.

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It took its name partly from the nearby Cane Hill asylum and partly from the nearby Stoats Nest village.

There had been a previous Stoats Nest station in the area which was opened by the London, Brighton & South Coast Railway in 1841, but this had closed in 1856.

At the time of the new Stoats Nests ' opening, it was the second station operating in the area, Coulsdon South ( then named " Coulsdon ") having been opened by the SER on 1 October 1889.

The LBSCR equipped the new Stoats Nest station with 4 platforms: two on the Quarry Line and two terminal platforms with through access only to sidings beyond the station.

The London and Brighton Railway ( L & BR ) constructed the new line during 1840 and 1841, with the South Eastern Railway ( SER ) contributing half of the construction cost and taking ownership of the section between Stoats Nest, Coulsdon, and Redhill.

The Canoidea superfamily ( or Caniformia suborder ) – Canidae ( wolves, dogs and foxes ), Mephitidae ( skunks and stink badgers ), Mustelidae ( weasels, badgers, and otters ), Procyonidae ( raccoons ), Ursidae ( bears ), Otariidae ( eared seals ), Odobenidae ( walrus ), and Phocidae ( earless seals ) ( the last three families formerly classified in the suborder Pinnipedia ) and the extinct family Amphicyonidae ( bear-dogs ) – are characterized by having nonchambered or partially chambered auditory bullae, nonretractable claws, and a well-developed baculum.

There are " mud weasels " living in the mud that can bite people.

Smaller predators are occasionally preyed on, including martens, mink, foxes, canada lynx, weasels, Eurasian lynx, and coyote and wolf pups.

While wild cats, dogs, feral pigs, black rats, Polynesian rats and mice are present, the island has no known populations of possums, mustelids ( weasels, stoats or ferrets ), hedgehogs, brown rats or deer, thus being a relative haven for native bird and plant populations.

Raccoons, weasels, bobcats, gray foxes, and mountain lions are also present, but are much more rare.

In less urban settings, rats are preyed upon by weasels, foxes, and coyotes.

Toad's caravan and car adventures are included, as well as his imprisonment, escape, and subsequent fight with the weasels and stoats to regain his home with the help of his friends.

All three species are dark-colored, semi-aquatic, carnivorous mammals of the family Mustelidae, which also includes the weasels and the otters and ferrets.

Cougar, lynx, wolverine, weasels, northern river otter and wolves are the primary predatory mammals.

They are more closely related to canines than to the family Mustelidae, which contains weasels, badgers and otters.

Just as northern hemisphere carnivores like cats, foxes and weasels are much more alike in structure than, for example, camels, goats, pigs and giraffes, so too are the marsupial predators constrained to retain general-purpose, look-alike forms — forms which mirror those of placental carnivores.

Eggs, chicks and fledglings of this ground-nesting species are taken by stoats, weasels and crows such as the European Magpie, and the adults are hunted by birds of prey, particularly the Sparrowhawk.

Kangaroo rats are preyed on by coyotes, foxes, badgers, weasels, owls, and snakes.

Similarly, the prohibition on eating rabbit means that the people are not to behave in a promiscuous manner, and the prohibition on eating weasel is actually to be interpreted as a prohibition of oral sex, based on the mistaken belief that weasels copulate via the mouth.

When small mammals are scarce, the Rough-legged Hawk will also feed on larger, medium-sized mammals including prairie dogs, ground squirrels, muskrats and weasels.

Spruce Grouse eggs are taken by red squirrels, foxes, weasels, and probably corvids.

One more players than the number of rings are designated as " weasels ", all but one standing in the rings.

Eggs and chicks are vulnerable to chipmunks, raccoons, Blue Jays, American Crows, black rat snakes, Brown-headed Cowbirds, Common Grackles, southern flying squirrels, gray squirrels, least weasels, white-footed mice, domestic cats, Great Horned Owls, and Sharp-shinned Hawks.

They are also preyed on by eagles, raccoons, foxes, badgers, and weasels.

Eradication programmes also concentrate on rabbits, rooks and feral goats, while other exotic species such as Parma Wallaby ( Macropus parma ) wallaby, wasps, ferrets, stoats and weasels are a source of concern.

Newborn rattlesnakes are heavily preyed upon by a variety of species including ravens, crows, roadrunners, raccoons, opossums, skunks, coyotes and weasels, whipsnakes, kingsnakes, and racers.

Also there are pumas, coatis, weasels, skunks, foxes, porcupines, pacas, shrews, rabbits and other rodents.

The more common mammals include: Dartmoor ponies, rabbits, foxes, otters, badgers, grey squirrels, weasels, stoats, hares and deer.

The sophistication of the warreners is shown by the existence of vermin traps that were placed near the warrens to capture weasels and stoats attempting to get at the rabbits.

The university has bobcats, mountain lions, hawks, golden eagles, great blue herons, squirrels, opossums, peregrine falcons, rabbits, raccoons, owls, skunks, weasels, bats, and coyotes.

Smaller animals include martens, wild pigs, foxes, weasels, bats, rodents, rabbits, and assorted birds.

Other common forest mammals include raccoons, weasels, woodchucks, rabbits, squirrels, chipmunks, and mice of several varieties.

Mammal prey may include rabbits, hares, tree squirrels, ground squirrels, chipmunks, rats, voles, mice, weasels and shrews.

Other mammals preyed upon include rats, squirrels, rabbits, bats, moles, opossums, mink, and weasels.

Terriers were originally kept to hunt vermin, especially mice, rats, rabbits, otters, stoats and weasels.

* Bag of tricks: by reaching into this bag, the bearer can pull out some type of animal, such as rabbits, weasels, rats, penguins and bats, or even wolves, bears, horses, or rhinos.

While-tailed deer, muskrats, red fox, raccoons, cottontail rabbits, weasels, beaver, squirrels, and a variety of small mammals are common.

They feed on the many rabbits, foxes, toads, snakes, badgers, dormice, country rats, badgers, gineta, weasels and bats which share their mountain home.