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Deer Crisis Threatens NZ’s Native Forests | Auckland News
Feral deer are staging a comeback in New Zealand, triggering an ecological crisis that echoes past devastation — this time with possums and pigs joining the assault. Native forests are vanishing, bird habitats collapsing, and farmers are footing the bill while struggling against ineffective hunting efforts. Scientists warn climate change compounds the threat to iconic species like kiwi and kererū. Though new funding has been pledged, experts say it’s woefully insufficient without a unified national strategy and serious investment — or else New Zealand’s unique biodiversity faces irreversible…
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