Albatross chick

Conservation killing

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May 21st 2007
“Conservation in New Zealand is all about killing animals” stated our wildlife guide on the trip to the Otago peninsula, a short drive from Dunedin city. Bizarrely, it seems, the conservation focus of New Zealand is mainly that of killing and eradication of numerous animals and plants, our guide explained. To all instincts this seems wrong, and you start wondering if the Kiwis have actually go ... read more

Oceania » New Zealand » South Island » Dunedin

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The Polynesian Maori reached New Zealand in about A.D. 800. In 1840, their chieftains entered into a compact with Britain, the Treaty of Waitangi, in which they ceded sovereignty to Queen Victoria while retaining territorial rights. In that same year... ... read more