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Kākāpo could live in a proposed eco-sanctuary in Wellington. Pictured: Ruapuke survived hatching from a crushed egg and is now living on Whenua Hou/Codfish Island. (File photo)
Huge eco-sanctuary on the cards for Wainuiomata a 'game changer' for threatened species
November 25, 2020

The hills above the Hutt Valley could become the first mainland home for the nationally critical kākāpo, with plans on the table to build a massive, fenced eco-sanctuary.

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Invasive Species Threaten Globally Important Seabirds in Kiribati. Credit - Ray Pierce
Invasive Species Threaten Globally Important Seabirds in Kiribati
March 26, 2020

The atoll country of Kiribati is home to a diverse range of flora and fauna,... including two species that are under threat of extinction, in part due to invasive species such as rats and feral cats.

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Tui bird in a tree. photo: 123rF
Wellington tūī having seizures due to lead poisoning
February 7, 2020

An influx of native tūī with lead poisoning in the capital may be down to the water sitting in gutters. A Massey University study on kākā found that the lead most likely came from water that's sitting in the gutters which the kākā are drinking. "The tūī, we haven't been able to do the i

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Clint, the only Mariana crow living outside of Rota in the Mariana Islands, at the Smithsonian Conservation Biology Institute in 2013.
Only Mariana Crow Outside Micronesia Dies at Smithsonian Conservation Biology Institute
January 30, 2020

An elderly 25-year-old male Mariana crow named Clint was humanely euthanized at the Smithsonian Conservation Biology Institute (SCBI) Jan.14.

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