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As fans of Hawaii well know, the islands are great place to chill out, de-stress and generally slow down. These days, though, more people are doing so before they even arrive.

The Huka Retreats’ Dolphin Island, a private island located off the northeast coast of Viti Levu within the Fiji Islands, reopened on July 17 after an extensive renovation. The 13-acre island accommodates groups of up to eight guests at a time in four suites from about $4,000 per night per ...

The Huka Retreats’ Dolphin Island, a private island located off the northeast coast of Viti Levu within the Fiji Islands, reopened on July 17 after an extensive renovation. The 13-acre island accommodates groups of up to eight guests at a time in four suites from about $4,000 per night per ...

An endangered New Zealand parrot known as the kaka ( Nestor meridionalis ) has had a much-needed population boost after poisons were used to kill introduced possums, stoats and rodents in Waitutu Forest Common brush-tailed possums ( Trichosurus vulpecula ) were introduced to New Zealand from Australia in 1870 for their fur and meat, but they overran the islands, threatening the country's native fauna, which evolved without any mammalian predators. A survey six years ago indicated that so many female kaka were being killed by possums that the birds were at risk of extinction in Waitutu Forest. [More]