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New Zealand embarks on one of the most ambitious conservation projects in the world

New Zealand has set a goal of exterminating millions of rats, possums and other invasive species that pose a threat to the country's biodiversity.

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Lauren Sommer covers climate change for NPR's Science Desk, from the scientists on the front lines of documenting the warming climate to the way those changes are reshaping communities and ecosystems around the world.
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