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==Conservation== Parts of the island have been heavily cleared of native vegetation in the past through burning and logging, A number of pine forests were planted on the island.<ref>{{cite journal|last=Meurk|first=C. D|author2=Ward J.C. |author3=Jane G. |author4=Walls G.Y. |year=1999|title=Arapawa Island: flora and ecological notes |journal=Canterbury Botanical Society |issue=33 |pages=77β98 |url=http://bts.nzpcn.org.nz/bts_pdf/Cant_1999_33__77-98.pdf |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/archive/20221009/http://bts.nzpcn.org.nz/bts_pdf/Cant_1999_33__77-98.pdf |archive-date=9 October 2022 |url-status=live }}</ref> [[Wilding conifer|Wilding pines]], an [[invasive species]] in some parts of New Zealand, are being poisoned on the island to allow the regenerating native vegetation to grow. About {{convert|200|ha}} at Ruaomoko Point on the south-eastern portion of the island will be killed by drilling holes into the trees and injecting poison.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.stuff.co.nz/marlborough-express/news/6962568/Tree-poisoning-work-for-island|title=Tree poisoning work for island |last=Nicoll |first=Jared |date=22 June 2012|work=The Marlborough Express|access-date=24 February 2013}}</ref> Arapaoa Island is known for the breeds of domestic animals found only on the island β the [[Arapawa pig]], [[Arapawa sheep]] and [[Arapawa goat]]. They became established in the 19th century, but the origin of the breeds is uncertain, and a matter of some speculation. Common suggestions are that they are old English breeds introduced by the early whalers, or by Captain Cook or other early explorers. These breeds are now extinct in England, and the goats surviving in a sanctuary on the island are now also bred in other parts of New Zealand and in the northern hemisphere. The small [[The Brothers (New Zealand)|Brothers Islands]], which lie off the northeast coast of Arapaoa Island, are a sanctuary for the rare [[Brothers Island tuatara]].
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