Erica WilkinsonErica Wilkinson

Erica Wilkinson is DOC's Threatened Species Ambassador. With a background in TV production, she made the jump to conservation to help sound the alarm on the biodiversity crisis. But in a fun way.

Tahr are magnificent creatures – but they’re destroying the landscapes we love

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Himalayan tahr were introduced to New Zealand more than a century ago for sport, and they remain a popular target for hunters today. But hunting hasn’t stopped tahr numbers ballooning to an estimated 35,000 on public conservation land – far too many for the fragile ecosystem to take, writes DOC’s threatened species ambassador, Erica Wilkinson. … Read more