That's an awesome story, Melanie - risk reduction takes so many forms, and I find these kinds of stories inspiring because they are the everyday story of risk reduction: incrementally, in small steps, often in relative silence, adding up to larger impacts over time.
Your writing provides a service Melanie. I would imagine the willingness to fund research in remote areas is an uphill battle. The hollow tent spikes was an interesting observation. I did not realize species in an isolated environment (kinda like an island) is evaluated to ensure it stays in a subset of the greater environment.
Thanks Mark. We are becoming more aware of this kind of issue on mainland New Zealand. Many of our native species are only native to part of New Zealand and we have been thinking more about the impacts of moving them around.
That's an awesome story, Melanie - risk reduction takes so many forms, and I find these kinds of stories inspiring because they are the everyday story of risk reduction: incrementally, in small steps, often in relative silence, adding up to larger impacts over time.
Thanks Stephanie. It was great to be able to talk about some risk assessment that I've been involved with.
Your writing provides a service Melanie. I would imagine the willingness to fund research in remote areas is an uphill battle. The hollow tent spikes was an interesting observation. I did not realize species in an isolated environment (kinda like an island) is evaluated to ensure it stays in a subset of the greater environment.
Thanks Mark. We are becoming more aware of this kind of issue on mainland New Zealand. Many of our native species are only native to part of New Zealand and we have been thinking more about the impacts of moving them around.