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The kea is endemic to New Zealand’s Southern Alps. It is the world's only alpine parrot, and is known for its intelligence and curiosity.

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    1080 and the risk to non-target species

    In 2017, New Zealand’s Biological Heritage National Science Challenge surveyed 8,000 people about pest control, and 84% agreed that pests are a significant conservation problem. However, there is ...

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    2. CITIZEN SCIENCE PROJECT

    Kea Database

    Taking part in this project helps scientists and conservationists know more about the habits of kea. Where are they? How far do they travel? Do they get around in groups? Logging sighting ...

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    Do our biases affect what we protect?

    Why do we find some animals cute and others terrifying? In this story, we meet Sophie Fern who is exploring what we like and what we don’t about native species and what that might mean for ...

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