A Giant Insect on the Brink of Extinction Is Making an Extraordinary Comeback
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Captive breeding has helped New Zealand’s largest giant wētā establish new wild populations, with at least four generations now born on two islands. As early European settlers cleared land for farms and introduced rats, stoats, and other pests, wētāpunga disappeared from every wild refuge except Te Hauturu-o-Toi/Little Barrier Island. Moving these giant insects elsewhere offered [...]
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