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New Zealand eradicated two rat species from 2,000-hectare Kapiti Island in 1996; over the next three years its native saddleback population more than doubled and annual growth rose from 1.3% to 33.2%
In 1996, New Zealand completed a major conservation effort with the eradication of two species of invasive rats from Kapiti Island, a 2,000-hectare nature reserve off the coast of Wellington. Official data released by the Department of Conservation (DOC) shows the removal of the introduced rodents has completely transformed the island's natural environment.
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