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Magpies may not be a pesky Australian import – new research finds their ancestors thrived in NZ a long time ago (theconversation.com)
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[–] Zagorath@aussie.zone 6 points 3 weeks ago

Yeah maybe. I'm not really sure whether 5 million years is enough time for the rest of the ecosystem to have evolved for their absence in such a way that their return would be disruptive. It's a time frame long enough that I could think maybe it is, but short enough that I'd also not be too surprised to learn it isn't.