Despite its green image, NZ has world's highest proportion of species at risk
- Written by Michael (Mike) Joy, Senior Researcher; Institute for Governance and Policy Studies, Victoria University of Wellington
About 74% of New Zealand's land birds, including the endemic takahe, are either threatened or at risk of extinction.AAP/Brendon Doran, CC BY-NDA recent update on the state of New Zealand’s environment paints a particularly bleak picture about the loss of native ecosystems and the plants and animals within them.
Almost two-thirds of rare...
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