The Naturalisation of Animals & Plants in New ZealandThe University Press, 1922 - 607 pages |
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Page 42
... Lake Hawea . Those at Bushy Park spread over into the Horse Range , but they did not succeed , and no definite explanation of the failure has been given . Probably the country was not high and wild enough ; on one side they were ...
... Lake Hawea . Those at Bushy Park spread over into the Horse Range , but they did not succeed , and no definite explanation of the failure has been given . Probably the country was not high and wild enough ; on one side they were ...
Page 44
... Lake Kanieri . In 1903 the Tourist Department obtained eight deer from the Duke of Bedford , and liberated them at Lake Wakatipu . In 1908 four were obtained from Warnham Park , Sussex , England , and were liber- ated at Paraparaumu ...
... Lake Kanieri . In 1903 the Tourist Department obtained eight deer from the Duke of Bedford , and liberated them at Lake Wakatipu . In 1908 four were obtained from Warnham Park , Sussex , England , and were liber- ated at Paraparaumu ...
Page 48
... Lake Wakatipu . It is thus seen that the species is widely spread . Mr Hardcastle informs me that the rutting season for fallow deer is about April 13th to 15th , depending upon the weather . Frosty nights and clear days bring both ...
... Lake Wakatipu . It is thus seen that the species is widely spread . Mr Hardcastle informs me that the rutting season for fallow deer is about April 13th to 15th , depending upon the weather . Frosty nights and clear days bring both ...
Page 50
... Lake Te Anau district . Japanese Deer ( Cervus nika ) In 1885 the Otago Society received three of these deer from Mr J Bathgate , and they were liberated on the Otekaike estate near Oamaru Five years later they were reported as " doing ...
... Lake Te Anau district . Japanese Deer ( Cervus nika ) In 1885 the Otago Society received three of these deer from Mr J Bathgate , and they were liberated on the Otekaike estate near Oamaru Five years later they were reported as " doing ...
Page 52
... Lake Wakatipu and the West Coast . Their tracks were numerous in the Valley of the Rockburn . Cattle were first introduced into Chatham Island in 1841 , and soon became wild ; and they used to be trapped by the natives in the early ...
... Lake Wakatipu and the West Coast . Their tracks were numerous in the Valley of the Rockburn . Cattle were first introduced into Chatham Island in 1841 , and soon became wild ; and they used to be trapped by the natives in the early ...
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abundant Acclimatisation Society Agricultural Department animals appear Ashburton attacked Auckland district Auckland Society introduced Australia Bay of Islands beetle birds breeding brown trout bush Canterbury Society received Chatham Islands Christchurch common cultivated deer destroyed distributed dogs Dunedin early eggs Family fish flowers fruit further record garden escape hatched Hatchery Hawke's Bay Hokitika Hooker's list imported increase insect Invercargill Lake land large number larvæ Linn Manual Maori Maskell moth native naturalised Nelson Society North Island occurring opossums Otago Society pest pheasants Philpott pigs plants ponds probably Queen Charlotte Sound rabbits rats recorded by Kirk recorded in Hooker's reported River salmon says season seeds seen sheep shipment shipped Society liberated South Southland Southland Society sparrows spawning species specimens spread starlings Stewart Island stoats streams taken Taranaki Tasmania trees W. W. Smith Waikato Waitaki Wanganui waste places weasels weed Wellington Society Whangarei wild young Zealand