“There’s an island near here—a very, very important island as far as wildlife is concerned—called Round Island. There are more unique species of plants and animals on Round Island than there are on any equivalent area on earth. About a hundred, hundred and fifty years ago, somebody had the bright idea of introducing rabbits and goats to the island so if anybody got shipwrecked there, they’d have something to eat. The populations quickly got out of hand and it wasn’t until the mid-Seventies that they managed to get rid of the goats. Then just a few years ago a team from New Zealand came to
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