The Environmental Protection Authority has approved the import and release of four insects in the Manawatū-Whanganui region to control the spread of purple […]
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Officials to trial removing invasive seaweed Caulerpa – Expert Reaction
MPI is trialing suction dredging methods to remove the invasive seaweed Caulerpa from the seafloor at Aotea Great Barrier Island. […]
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The compounding threat of invasive alien species – Expert Reaction
Biological invasions cost the global community an estimated USD$423 billion in 2019, and those costs have quadrupled every decade since […]
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NZ tops world for island pest eradication – Expert Reaction
NZ is responsible for nearly a quarter of the world’s island pest eradications. However, the pace of eradications has slowed, newly […]
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Blueprint to save nature by 2050 – Expert Reaction
New global targets to protect nature and biodiversity are proposed in a UN framework, which stresses people and nature can’t be separated. […]
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1080 use in NZ – Expert Q&A
The use and safety of 1080 for pest control has re-entered public discussion in recent weeks. The toxin, used in […]
Continue readingNative’s not always good and exotic’s not all bad – Wayne Linklater
On World Wildlife Day, Victoria University of Wellington’s Dr Wayne Linklater writes in the Dominion Post about his thoughts on the […]
Continue readingInvasive species on the march – In the News
Somewhere out in the world, there are two new pest incursions a day, according to new research showing that efforts […]
Continue readingUnstable countries a biosecurity threat – Expert reaction
New Zealand could dramatically reduce outbreaks of invasive species if it selectively chose its international trade partners, suggests new research. […]
Continue readingNZ island conservation success – In the News
New research championing New Zealand’s conservation approach to creating predator free islands has received wide media coverage. The study, published […]
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