Tuesday, August 18

Browsing: threat to New Zealand ecosystems

In 1885, New Zealand released European hedgehogs as garden pest killers; 140 years later, DOC calls them a major threat to native wildlife and one can empty an endangered tern colony of nesting birds

Science August 18, 2026

European hedgehog (Image Credit: Canva) What was once seen as a useful garden helper in New Zealand has become an…