page_title: Geodorcus helmsi
section_title: Conservation
hierarchical_section_title: Geodorcus helmsi / Conservation
caption_attribution_description: English: New Zealand Stag Beetle carved by Denis Conway onto a Maori pare, on display at the New Zealand Arthropod Collection at Landcare Research, Auckland.
context_page_description: Geodorcus helmsi or Helms's stag beetle is a large, slow-moving, flightless stag beetle in the family Lucanidae. It is endemic to New Zealand.
context_section_description: All Geodorcus species are protected under Schedule 7 of The 1953 Wildlife Act, making it illegal to hunt, kill, or possess a specimen. Predation by introduced rats has reduced the population density of G. helmsi; on islands where rats are present, only their remains can be found. This species has been found to make up to 27% of the dry weight of feral pig stomach contents.
caption: Geodorcus helmsi on pare
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