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An opossum is one of the first patients at the new Wildlife Hospital in Solana Beach. There has also been a dove and a couple ...

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Correction: A previous version of this article described the kākāpō as almost blind. It has nocturnal vision. Originally ...

There’s nothing like that first spring salad you’ve been babying for weeks. And there’s nothing like walking out one damp ...

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Once the programme is fully completed, Kawau could become one of the largest permanently inhabited islands in the Hauraki ...