Political leadership needed to halt extinctions: Forest & Bird

Political leadership needed to halt extinctions: Forest & Bird

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Above: Jewelled Gecko. 94% of New Zealand’s reptile species are either facing extinction or are at risk of being threatened with extinction. IMAGE: Wikimedia


Forest & Bird says a whole-of-government approach is needed to reverse New Zealand’s status as the extinction capital of the world, after Stats NZ released new data showing more than 75% of indigenous reptiles, birds, bats, and freshwater fish are under threat.

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