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Back from the brink
Two species of kiwi have had their endangered status lowered on the IUCN Red List because their recovery projects have been such a success. Rowi and North Island brown kiwi have been changed from 'endangered' to 'vulnerable'.
It's thanks to the efforts of Operation Nest Egg, and this is how they did it.
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#SundayDoco: Ghosts of Gondwana
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City of cephalopods
Octopuses are solitary, except for when they breed. But gloomy octopuses have been spotted shacking up together in a mass settlement—for the second time.
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Down under
"I yearned for the blue horizon of the open ocean—a place without rules, where one lives by one’s wits and privileges experience over certainty." What the wild teaches us.
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An ideal Christmas gift, with a free calendar!
Order a New Zealand Geographic subscription as a Christmas gift before December 15, and have a magazine sent to your place in advance to wrap up and give on Christmas Day. Bonus: the Christmas issue comes with a free 2018 calendar.
You can subscribe from just $1/week for digital, $1.50/week for print, or $2/week for both, billed bimonthly or annually. See the options here.
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The wood wide web
Forests have their own information superhighway, and it works much like ours, carrying information, trade—and cybercrime.
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Now, you be the judge...
There are 65 finalists in Photographer of the Year to choose from—now it's your turn to be the judge. View all the finalists online, and while you're there, vote for your favourites to win the Panasonic People's Choice award. Vote now!
We'll be announcing the winners of Photographer of the Year next week, on the evening of December 13. Stay tuned to our Twitter for live updates.
Photo: Paul Daly
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THE ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT OF GLITTER
It makes Christmas sparkle, but experts say it's a stinker for the environment. Glitter, which is a microplastic, has a big impact on humans and animals—especially marine life.
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SHOULD SNAKES BE ALLOWED IN ZOOS?
If you ever been to a zoo in New Zealand you’ll know that there’s something missing in the reptile habitats—snakes. The animals are banned entirely from the country.
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