Flax weevil thriving on rodent free island

286 views · Published 12 November 2018 · 3:15 · Indexed 29 September 2026

Channel: RNZ · 2018 · News & Politics

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A protected weevil sent to Mana Island to help it survive is thriving, but at the peril of other rare native species. Science reporter Charlie Dreaver hitched a ride with the Department of Conservation to the island to see what the weevils have been up to since settling in.

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