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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. I’ve also touched on how New Zealanders have responded to these extinctions, but not in as much depth. Where does New Zealand go from here? Well, people are talking big.

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Talking Starlings

10,000 Birds

A European Starling in New Zealand made the news this week. This particular species is not native to New Zealand (similar to its status in North America). In areas where starlings are introduced, the laws for keeping them as pets are relaxed.

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Animal Cruelty Database at Pet-Abuse.com

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You can search for all kinds of crimes against animals in the US, Canada, the UK, New Zealand, Australia and Spain. Tags: canada australia animal abuse UK new zealand us. There are 14,436 cases in the animal abuse database. Great research tool. Amazing work.

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Dogs and Cats Bad For Planet?

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Two authors in New Zealand claim that the carbon footprint of pet animals are the same as owning a car. New Zealand-based authors Robert and Brenda Vale base their findings on the amount of land needed to grow food for pets ranging from budgerigars to cats and dogs.

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Dogs love getting mail too! #BarkBoxGifts!

4 The Love Of Animals

All their products are sourced in the United States, Canada, South America and New Zealand. What was in our box: Pet Lifestyle And You (P.L.A.Y) I have written this post on behalf of BlogPaws Pet Blogger Network for BarkBox. BlogPaws dogs gifts for pet lovers pet care reviews sponsored post' We love that!

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Northern White-breasted Hedgehog Erinaceus roumanicus

10,000 Birds

New Zealand has a host of hedgehogs but they are introduced. europaeus , found throughout most of western Europe and parts of northern Europe as well, though the hybrids that are often sold in American pet stores might be even more familiar. The most familiar hedgehog to Americans is probably the European Hedgehog E.

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An Imperial Twitch

10,000 Birds

I couldn’t tell you how many birds I’ve seen in New Zealand. I guess it must have been a slow news day. And it also occurs that had I not gone to see it and Corey and Mike had found out I would have gotten 10,000 demerits and lost my position as beat writer for New Zealand. So I went to see it.

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