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From the Mailbag

Animal Ethics

It was chewing on the remains of a little bird that had fallen out of its nest. Usually possums this small are with their mothers. During this season, a lot of little birds will be falling from the trees. A young bird, yet to reach flight, is extremely vulnerable to pet cats and dogs. What to do?

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Can Stewart Island become Pest Free?

10,000 Birds

New Zealand has one of the direst records of extinction is modern times, second on really to Hawaii in terms of bird species lost. Once the link between mammalian invaders and bird extinctions had been confirmed without doubt (something that took a lot longer than it really should have) the problem became what to do about it.