Our Changing World for Thursday 4 April 2019
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Kākāpō chicks still hatching
12:00 PM.Most of the 72 kākāpō chicks are thriving in wild nests, the males are winding down their booming, and there are 7 fertile eggs still to hatch, in ep 15 of the Kākāpō Files. Read more Audio
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Our Changing World for 4 April 2019
9:05 PM.The science of a mega mast year: predicting mass seeding events in New Zealand's forests and how DOC is planning large-scale predator control to save at-risk native birds. Audio
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Science of a 'mega mast' & planning wide-scale predator control
9:06 PM.This summer has seen a 'mega-mast' mass seeding event in New Zealand's forests and DOC is now planning its largest-ever predator control operation to save rare birds. Read more Audio
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Boron - made by cosmic rays, useful in the kitchen
8:00 AM.Made by cosmic rays and supernovae, used in ovenproof cookware, and a key ingredient in the strongest acid ever made. Allan Blackman from AUT explores boron in ep 12 of Elemental. Read more Audio
