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Island Conservation
Ongoing biosecurity measures have protected the Bay of Islands for 10 years and ensured that no invasive species establish a population which would threaten native wildlife. New Zealand is no stranger to the threat invasive species pose to island wildlife. In fact, New Zealand’s Predator Free 2050 initiative is aimed at preventing extinction through the […]
Scientists are unsure whether Wellington’s Lesser Short-tailed Bat, New Zealand’s only endemic land mammal, has been extirpated or not. Kevin Hackwell, Forest and Bird Advocacy manager, claims that no recordings of Short-tailed Bats have been captured on their monitoring equipment for several months. However, Briggs Pilkington, acting operations manager for Wairarapa branch of the Department of […]
New Zealand’s native frog species, like many frogs throughout the world, are at risk of extinction. Frogs might not be as cute as some other endangered animals, but they are incredibly important in their native environments. Frogs are frequently one of the first species to be lost in an ecosystem due to their sensitivity to […]