Great Stories of New Zealand Conservation
eBook - ePub

Great Stories of New Zealand Conservation

  1. 208 pages
  2. English
  3. ePUB (mobile friendly)
  4. Available on iOS & Android
eBook - ePub

Great Stories of New Zealand Conservation

About this book

New Zealand has an extraordinary range of plants and animals, yet a great many species are trending towards extinction. The arrival of humans to the country, and the predators we brought with us, pushed the natural world to the brink. But while we are the villains of the story, we can also be heroes. Great Stories of New Zealand Conservation tells 50 inspiring and thought provoking stories, covering all matter of conservation and ecological projects from right across the motu. Some of the projects have been driven by national organisations - such as saving the kakapo and the yellow eyed penguin. Other chapters in the book focus on locally led initiatives, such as the creation of off-shore island sanctuaries. Because of conflicting demands on our land, conservation stories can be controversial. The author has not shied away from probing topics including the control of Himalayan tahr and the perils of commercial forestry. Learn how New Zealand has innovatively led the way on conservation initiatives – such as the translocation of birds and the development of predator-proof fences.

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Table of contents

  1. Contents
  2. Foreword
  3. About the Author
  4. Acknowledgments
  5. 1. Introduction – Setting the scene
  6. 2. The chief protagonists
  7. 3. Saving our scenic lakes
  8. 4. Saving the northern royal albatross
  9. 5. Saving the country’s largest farm
  10. 6. Savingthe kākāpō
  11. 7. Rediscovering the takahē
  12. 8. Dealing to pest pine trees
  13. 9. New Zealand’s first wildlife centre
  14. 10. The fight to save whales
  15. 11. The North Island saddleback’s recovery
  16. 12. The angst of pest fish
  17. 13. Saving a mountain clown and born thief
  18. 14. The amazing rescue of the black robin
  19. 15. Public outrage saves the Ōkārito Forest
  20. 16. The Queen Elizabeth II National Trust
  21. 17. Conservation restoration on Chatham Island
  22. 18. Weed-infested lighthouse island to open sanctuary
  23. 19. The world’s first predator-proof fence
  24. 20. Protecting the Hector’s and Māui dolphins
  25. 21. Corporations and trusts save the black stilt / kakī
  26. 22. Translocating the North Island kōkako
  27. 23. Captive Breeding saves the shore plover
  28. 24. Eradicating mice from Mana Island
  29. 25. Teamwork achieves great things
  30. 26. Saving the stitchbird from extinction
  31. 27. The creation of Rotokare Scenic Reserve
  32. 28. BioBlitz helps save the Denniston Plateau
  33. 29. Kiwi conservation
  34. 30. Nesting and roosting sites save the fairy tern
  35. 31. Efforts to save the endangered, yellow-eyed penguin
  36. 32. Saving the Mackenzie basin drylands
  37. 33. The Rena Oil spill clean-up
  38. 34. From wasteland to outdoor reserve
  39. 35. A self-sustaining population of blue ducks
  40. 36. An exciting environmental concept
  41. 37. Protecting waterways and wetlands
  42. 38. Off-setting carbon emissions
  43. 39. Awards for helping save the environment
  44. 40. Helping save a lone emperor penguin
  45. 41. Kauri dieback – A disaster for Māori and the forest
  46. 42. Conservation dogs
  47. 43. Eradication on Big South Cape Island And TīTī Islands
  48. 44. Eradicating possums from Kāpiti Island
  49. 45. Removing litter from the Fox River
  50. 46. Eradicating cord grass
  51. 47. From sewage ponds to wildlife refuge
  52. 48. Pest control Technologies
  53. 49. Eliminating biosecurity risks at the border
  54. 50. The hunt for the South Island kōkako
  55. 51. Controlling Himalayan tahr
  56. 52. Moving from conservation to restoration
  57. 53. Final word
  58. Photo Section