Boaties taking dogs and cats onto predator free Islands in Bay of Islands

09:40 am on 21 January 2021

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Boaties in the Bay of Islands are bringing their dogs and sometimes even cats onto predator free islands which conservationists say is putting native fauna at risk.

Fleur Corbett is the chairperson of Guardians of the Bay of Islands and says the islands play a vital role in species recovery.

Saddlebacks being released onto pest free islands in the Bay of Islands Photo: Supplied/ Project Island Song/ Dean Wright