Agreed, however, there are those that would have all mammals (including large ones) removed for the sake of NZ's ecological originality. Perhaps this is an "aut

Agreed, however, there are those that would have all mammals (including large ones) removed for the sake of NZ's ecological originality. Perhaps this is an "authentic" thing to do but I believe there is more at stake than original ecological authenticity. Protect the unique birds, definitely, but I haven't heard of large mammals posing a threat to birdlife in NZ except when populations get so out of hand that vegetation is being destroyed - a point we wouldn't reach with well managed large mammal initiatives.