Hundreds of endangered weevils released into the wild
Hundreds of endangered Canterbury knobbled weevils have been released at a secret location. The tiny beetles are protected under the Wildlife Act, and were thought to be extinct, but were rediscovered in the early 2000s. Six of them became 260, mating in a laboratory in Mosgiel. DOC entomologist Tara Murray spoke to Lisa Owen.
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