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The bird recordings and recreated songs you hear now |
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are all of species that have disappeared |
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from these main-island forests. |
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we can't just blame Tibbles and his kin. |
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Humans have brought a whole range of mammalian competitors |
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and predators to these shores. |
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Today, the people of New Zealand are making amends. |
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This is New Zealand's most famous tree - Tane Mahuta, |
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Lord of the Forest. “ |
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There's more wood in this kauri tree |
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than in any other tropical tree in the world. |
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conservationists are working hard to protect |
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and nurture these special forests. |
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By collecting kauri seeds, |
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they ensure that new trees can be cultivated |
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and the forest expanded into its former range. |
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Meanwhile, the animal invaders are being controlled, |
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and birds that only survived on small outlying islands |
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are now being reintroduced to these mighty forests. |
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Back in Hawaii, being the remotest of all archipelagos, |
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you might expect the unique wildlife to have fared rather better. |
