Acclimatisation Society
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Acclimatisation society — Acclimatisation societies were societies created in order to enrich the fauna of a region with animals and plants from around the world. The first such society was La Societé Zoologique d Acclimatation founded in Paris in 1854 by Isidore Geoffroy … Wikipedia
acclimatisation society — /əˌklaɪmətaɪˈzeɪʃən səsaɪəti/ (say uh.kluymuhtuy zayshuhn suhsuyuhtee) noun (in Australia and New Zealand) a society formed to introduce flora and fauna from abroad in the hope of acclimatising them to the local environment and so enriching it.… …
Hunting in New Zealand — A memorial erected in 1971 commemorating the release of red deer in Otago in 1871. Hunting is a recreational pursuit and a tourist activity in New Zealand with numerous books and magazines published on the topic. Contents … Wikipedia
Sumpfweihe — (C. approximans gouldi) ♂ Systematik Klasse: Vögel (Aves) Ordnung … Deutsch Wikipedia
Gerald Stokell — (20 June 1890 10 July 1972) was a New Zealand horticulturist and ichthyologist.Early lifeStokell was born at Prebbleton, near Christchurch, New Zealand, on 20 June 1890 to Edmund Stokell and Jane (Née Pasche), and he lived there for his whole… … Wikipedia
Australian Magpie — C. tibicen hypoleuca, Tasmania … Wikipedia
William Lyall — A Melbourne pastoralist, established a hunting lodge at Tooradin south east of Cranbourne in the 1870s and became a councillor on the shire in the 1880s. A street in Cranbourne retains his name.LYALL, WILLIAM (1821 1888), farmer, was born at… … Wikipedia
Conservation in New Zealand — The Black Robin. Saving the bird was a major conservation success story. Conservation in New Zealand has a history associated with both Māori and Europeans. Both groups of people caused a loss of species and both amended their behaviour after… … Wikipedia
James Edmund Harting — Infobox Scientist box width = name = James Edmund Harting image size = caption = birth date = birthdate|1841|04|29|df=yes birth place = London, United Kingdom death date = dda|1928|01|16|1841|04|29|df=yes death place = Weybridge, Surrey residence … Wikipedia
Timeline of environmental history of New Zealand — This is a timeline of environmental history of New Zealand. These events relate to the more notable events affecting the natural environment of New Zealand as a result of human activity.: Pre 1800s 1800s 1830s 1840s 1850s 1860s 1870s 1890s 1900s… … Wikipedia
