Wetlands are crucial food baskets for NZ’s native eels – new research

njmcc/Getty Images Conservation projects often focus on protecting a threatened species from predators and habitat destruction. But as our research shows, restoring food webs can be as important to supporting ongoing recovery. This may require ecological restoration of several sites that connect an endangered species with its food. Our recent study focused on Waituna Lagoon, a site in the South Island long recognised under the Ramsar Convention for its outstanding biodiversity values as an…