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New Zealand's method to tackle its biodiversity crisis

Hawaiʻi Public Radio | By Catherine Cruz
Published January 7, 2025 at 1:33 PM HST
In this Thursday, May 4, 2017 photo, Willowbank Wildlife Reserve native species keeper Nick Ackroyd inspects the beak of Mohua, a female great spotted kiwi, in her enclosure in Christchurch, New Zealand. People across New Zealand are embracing an environmental goal so ambitious it’s been compared to putting a man on the moon: ridding the entire nation of every last stoat, possum and rat. The idea is to give a second chance to the unusual birds that ruled this South Pacific nation before humans arrived 800 years ago. (AP Photo/Mark Baker)
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In this Thursday, May 4, 2017 photo, Willowbank Wildlife Reserve native species keeper Nick Ackroyd inspects the beak of Mohua, a female great spotted kiwi, in her enclosure in Christchurch, New Zealand. (AP Photo/Mark Baker)

Saving native species — there are different ways to stave off threats. On the Long View today with our contributing editor Neal Milner, we look at what our neighbors in New Zealand are doing — and it involves getting aggressive with predators.

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This interview aired on The Conversation on Jan. 7, 2025. The Conversation airs weekdays at 11 a.m. on HPR-1. 
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