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Apr 2023
20m 29s

Helping native forests to slow down wate...

RNZ
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Some of Aotearoa's highest forests crumbled in the face of Cyclone Gabrielle due to deer being "way out of control" and destabilising the environment, says conservationist Dean Baigent-Mercer. To secure high-altitude native forests against future storms, New Zealand must take urgent action to get introduced predators under control, he tells Mark Leishma ... Show More
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