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DOC's Mitch Bartlett on Bollons Island.

Mouse free island in the Antipodes

Department of Conservation —  27/01/2015

Good news for the Million Dollar Mouse project, with Bollons Island, the second largest island of the Antipodes group, declared mouse free.

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Stephen Horn on Antipodes Island, looking north towards Bollons Island. Photo: J.Ware.

Jobs at DOC: Stephen Horn, Senior Ranger, Antipodes Island Mouse Eradication

Department of Conservation —  21/11/2014

Restoring globally important conservation sites is just one of Ranger Stephen Horn’s skills. Add climbing mountains, candling kākāpō eggs, and collecting tortured bonsai trees… and we’ve got a man worth reading about!

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Deer, caught on camera.

Deer eradication on Secretary Island

Department of Conservation —  25/10/2014

DOC Ranger, Norm Macdonald, writes about removing the last remaining deer from Secretary Island, in Fiordland—creating a haven for vulnerable native species.

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