Auckland Islands Expeditions
Projects carried out by the RBCSNZ have included expeditions to the subantarctic Auckland Islands group to rescue live specimens of the introduced but long-isolated populations of Enderby Island Rabbits, Enderby Island Cattle and Auckland Island Pigs for captive breeding in New Zealand before their eradication from the Auckland Islands in the course of conservation management.
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