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Nic Rawlence, Associate Professor in Ancient DNA, University of Otago

To help save NZ’s native species, we must move past the extinction blame game

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Each time another study about human-driven species extinction hits the news in Aotearoa New Zealand, a familiar pattern unfolds in online comment sections.

As researchers in this field, we have seen how quickly new findings about biodiversity loss are overshadowed by a debate over who is responsible.

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