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A semi-retired specialist investigator has been called back to active duty after an intruder was discovered in a sanctuary off the coast of Rakiura Stewart Island.
Detector Gadget, a rodent sniffer dog, is patrolling Ulva Island, Te Wharawhara after a young female rat was found in a trap there earlier this month.
The island achieved predator free status in 1997 and is home to many native species including the Stewart Island brown kiwi tokoeka, the kΔkΔ, and South I
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