#wetapunga — Public Fediverse posts

Breeding programme brings world’s heaviest #insect back from the brink https://www.theguardian.com/world/2026/oct/05/new-zealand-worlds-heaviest-insect-breeding-programme

"The population of #NewZealand’s endemic #wētāpunga is recovering thanks to a groundbreaking breeding programme that has overseen the release of 11,000 #insects into the wild... Over the past 15 years, tens of thousands of wētāpunga have been bred at Butterfly Creek, a wildlife facility, and #Auckland zoo, enabling release across new predator-free islands and mainland reserves"

Breeding programme brings world’s heaviest #insect back from the brink https://www.theguardian.com/world/2026/oct/05/new-zealand-worlds-heaviest-insect-breeding-programme

"The population of #NewZealand’s endemic #wētāpunga recovering thanks to a groundbreaking breeding programme that has overseen the release of 11,000 insects into the wild... Over the past 15 years, tens of thousands of wētāpunga have been bred at Butterfly Creek, a wildlife facility, and #Auckland zoo, enabling release across new predator-free islands and mainland reserves"

#Insects #Conservation