... threat. Fresh water habitats have been altered and introduced fish species such as trout and catfish have supplanted native ones such as the Kokopu and mudfish. Our three species of endemic frogs are seriously endangered. They are among the most primitive frogs living today, they are unique in that they seldom enter water, have little or no webbing between their toes and lack a free ... swimming tadpole stage and the males brood the eggs. The list of threatened bird species is extensive . Humans are also under direct threat from introduced species ... . Paul Leisnham from the Wellington...

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