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Modified image showing a scientific petri dish, a DNA strand, two rats and a possum.

Gene technologies could reshape conservation – but not overnight

Are we closer to cloning endangered species, improving resilience with gene editing, and using gene drives to control pests?
A bush background with a microphone laid over the image.

24/7 monitoring device listens for birds, possums and bats

Monitoring birds can be hard. So a new acoustic device that “listens” to the forest 24/7 and provides conservationists the real-time info they need.
A Rangatira spider eating a wētā, which is much smaller than the spider.

These huge, heavy, hunting spiders were forced from their home by rodents

Meet the Rangatira spider, Aotearoa’s largest spider. Endemic to two offshore reserves, this skilled hunter is profiled by scientist Zita Roithmair.