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Story: Acclimatisation

Contents

  1. Story summary

  2. Improving upon nature

  3. Early acclimatisation societies

  4. Changing roles of societies, 1890–1990

  5. Fish and game councils

  6. External links and sources

All images and media

From page 1 - Improving upon nature

Taputini kūmara

Taputini kūmara (1st of 3)

Kiore (Pacific rat)

Kiore (Pacific rat) (2nd of 3)

Aute

Aute (3rd of 3)

Menagerie

Menagerie

Starlings on board

Starlings on board

Surveyors and dog

Surveyors and dog (1st of 4)

Cat and kittens

Cat and kittens (2nd of 4)

Cork advertisement, 1872

Cork advertisement, 1872 (3rd of 4)

Hunters and pheasants, 1912

Hunters and pheasants, 1912 (4th of 4)

George Grey and zebras

George Grey and zebras

From page 2 - Early acclimatisation societies

Colonial attitudes

Colonial attitudes

Wardian case

Wardian case

Red deer

Red deer

Portobello Marine Laboratory

Portobello Marine Laboratory

From page 3 - Changing roles of societies, 1890–1990

No shooting

No shooting

Trout hatchery

Trout hatchery

Pheasants on a game farm

Pheasants on a game farm

Hunted shags

Hunted shags

Hedgehog distribution

Hedgehog distribution

From page 4 - Fish and game councils

Fish and game regions

Fish and game regions

Whangamarino wetland

Whangamarino wetland

Newly hatched trout

Newly hatched trout

Trout fishing

Trout fishing

How to cite this page:

Carl Walrond, 'All images and media', Te Ara - the Encyclopedia of New Zealand, http://www.TeAra.govt.nz/en/acclimatisation/media (accessed 7 December 2019)

Story by Carl Walrond, published 24 Nov 2008

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