Tuatara are old news. Literally. They’ve been around for 220 million years — long before T. rex, and even before Aotearoa New Zealand existed as a landmass. If you think you’ve got them all figured out, think again: these spiky survivors are still full of surprises. Here are five things you might not know about … Continue reading The tuatara files: ancient, odd, but still full of surprises The post The tuatara files: ancient, odd, but still full of surprises appeared first on Predator...| Predator Free NZ Trust
Tuatara owe their survival to rat control. However, researchers have discovered that the toxin that enabled tuatara to survive can also harm them.| Predator Free NZ Trust
It’s a dark, rainy night in the beech forest. A lemon-sized snail glides silently across the leaf litter, hot on the trail of an unsuspecting earthworm.| Predator Free NZ Trust
A new study has revealed the endangered pāteke (brown teal) on Aotea (Great Barrier Island) is at serious risk of extinction within the next 100 years.| Predator Free NZ Trust
Kāhu are messy eaters and have questionable table manners and social skills, but they have become unexpected helpers for Hamish Trolove's possum disposal.| Predator Free NZ Trust