Inside New Zealand’s radical plan to save its native birds
It’s been called “the most ambitious conservation project attempted anywhere in the world”— will it actually work?
Shaka the dog joins Northland’s possum eradication project
Shaka – an almost-2-year-old Hungarian Vizsla x German short-haired pointer – has been undergoing the Department of ...
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A review of the potential of fertility control to manage brushtail possums in New Zealand
A system that integrates various biological controls, including fertility control and improved conventional control methods, is likely to reduce the possum populations in New Zealand. Batcheler, C. L.
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Shaka-laka-boom! NRC On Track To Receive Its First-ever Professional Working Possum Dog
A friendly, fit-for-purpose canine is set to become Northland Regional Council’s (NRC) first-ever Certified Possum Detection ...
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Opossums: These misunderstood marsupials clean up our yards and even help fight Lyme disease
The Virginia opossum is North America’s only marsupial (a mammal that carries its young in a pouch) and is native to the southern U.S. However, it’s been staging an invasion into Canada ...