Wildlife facility
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Established early husbandry and release techniques
An insect that can weigh as much as a mouse is officially on the rise in New Zealand. The wētāpunga, the world's heaviest insect, has grown from one remnant population on a single predator-free island to thousands across 10 wild sites, after a 15-year breeding programme released 11,000 of them.
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