Left: The only known habitat for the Mahoenui giant weta is this 300 ha expanse of gorse on King Country farmland. While the giant weta now appears to be surviving in this recent habitat, it is still very vulnerable — it would take only one disaster such as a fire to destroy the whole species. Photo: Alison Ballance
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Forest and Bird, Volume 19, Issue 2, 1 May 1988, Page 13
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57Left: The only known habitat for the Mahoenui giant weta is this 300 ha expanse of gorse on King Country farmland. While the giant weta now appears to be surviving in this recent habitat, it is still very vulnerable — it would take only one disaster such as a fire to destroy the whole species. Photo: Alison Ballance Forest and Bird, Volume 19, Issue 2, 1 May 1988, Page 13
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