The population of New Zealand’s critically endangered southern dotterel, known locally as pukunui, has risen by…
Tag: Department of Conservation New Zealand
In 1885, New Zealand released European hedgehogs as garden pest killers; 140 years later, DOC calls them a major threat to native wildlife and one can empty an endangered tern colony of nesting birds
European hedgehog (Image Credit: Canva) What was once seen as a useful garden helper in New…