Rotoiti Mainland Island
The Rotoiti Mainland Island consists of 825 hectares of beech forest around Lake Rotoiti. The project aims to eliminate introduced pests such as stoats, possums, wasps and rodents, and allow recovery of the forests and native wildlife populations.
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