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Relationship of the NZTCS categories

Diagram showing the relationship of the NZTCS categories

This diagram shows the Zealand Threat Classification System (NZTCS). The conservation status of a species is a forecast based on observed trends and likely pressures. Panels of experts from New Zealand’s scientific community work together to determine a species' conservation status. 

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