Department of Conservation biodiversity principal ranger Lindsay Wilson, of Te Anau, releases saddlebacks on Five Fingers Peninsula, in Fiordland. Photo: Laura HarryAlmost 140 South Island saddlebacks have found a new home in Dusky Sound. Doc biodiversity principal ranger Lindsay Wilson, of Te Anau, said the project could be a ''game changer'' for saddlebacks. A network of nearly 3000 traps kept stoats at near-zero levels on Five Fingers Peninsula and very low levels on Resolution Island. Yellowhead (mohua) and brown teal (pateke) have been successfully returned to Resolution Island in recent years.

Source: Otago Daily Times August 23, 2017 02:15 UTC