Since rats were removed from Coppermine and Lady Alice islands, off Whangarei Heads, lizard populations have recovered and new species introduced. The Department of Conservation recovery programme is focussed on restoring the island communities, not just threatened species. Here Richard Parrish of DoC Northland checks one of the pitfall traps (a sunken tin) on Lady Alice Island.
WANDA VIVEQUIN/DEPARTMENT OF CONSERVATION
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Forest and Bird, Issue 292, 1 May 1999, Page 9
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61Since rats were removed from Coppermine and Lady Alice islands, off Whangarei Heads, lizard populations have recovered and new species introduced. The Department of Conservation recovery programme is focussed on restoring the island communities, not just threatened species. Here Richard Parrish of DoC Northland checks one of the pitfall traps (a sunken tin) on Lady Alice Island. WANDA VIVEQUIN/DEPARTMENT OF CONSERVATION Forest and Bird, Issue 292, 1 May 1999, Page 9
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