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Tuatara dilemma: the common rat poison that’s saving the species and proving fatal
Tuatara owe their survival to rat control. However, researchers have discovered that the toxin that enabled tuatara to survive can also harm them.
Expert reaction: plans to “de-extinct” the moa
A new project aims to reintroduce the moa within five to eight years, with plans to release it into secure reserves. Here’s what some experts say.
Unexpected volunteers: the backpackers backing predator free
When travellers sign up for Workaway in North Canterbury, they don’t expect to be plucking possum fur or wrestling with the ethics of killing hedgehogs.