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When conservation and animal rights collide

10,000 Birds

New Zealand has been the recipient of a higher than average number of introduced species, in particular a range of mammals from elk to mice. This is quite a big deal for an island group that had no mammals save bats for millions of years. This is a very serious business here in New Zealand.

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Comebackers

10,000 Birds

However, they were refound on Buldir Island, a remote island that never had any introduced mammals. With the geese rediscovered, an intensive campaign to remove introduced foxes began, and many geese were relocated from Buldir Island to islands they formerly inhabited.

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