The Department of Conservation is looking for a biodiversity conservation specialist on the wild and remote coast of South Island. Despite significant benefits and a salary that exceeds $50,000, the authorities did not find anyone willing among the local residents. Then the geography of the search was expanded to the whole world. According to The …
New Zealand’s fauna has been greatly affected by man-introduced land mammals such as cats, dogs and stoats. Now the threat of extinction hangs over the last species of local land mammals – the New Zealand outgrowth and the New Zealand sheath-winged. By the time New Zealand was settled by the first Europeans, its unique fauna …
The New York Times reports that in New Zealand, investors are buying up pastureland to grow trees that absorb carbon from the atmosphere in their place. The government raises greenhouse gas emission charges and encourages the abandonment of animal husbandry. Landowner John Hindrup, who bought productive farmland for NZ$1.8 million in 2013, recently sold it …
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The New Zealand authorities have passed a law according to which, from April 30, 2023, the country will completely stop the export of live cattle by sea, according to the Maritime Executive. “This decision is intended to protect the country’s reputation for world-class animal welfare standards,” New Zealand Minister of Agriculture Damien O’Connor was quoted …
