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Story: Extinctions

All images and media

From page 1 - The concept of extinction

Distribution of tuatara

Distribution of tuatara

Cuvier Island

Cuvier Island (2nd of 1)

Richard Owen

South Island giant moa

South Island giant moa

From page 2 - Pre-human extinction events

Major extinctions

Major extinctions

Sub-tropical environment

Sub-tropical environment

From page 3 - Extinctions in the human era

Mammoth skeleton

Mammoth skeleton

The demon duck of doom

The demon duck of doom

Cave drawing of moa

Cave drawing of moa

Moa butchery site

Moa butchery site

Spread of Pacific rats

Spread of Pacific rats

From page 4 - New Zealand extinctions since human arrival

Cave rubble

South Island kōkako

South Island kōkako

Takahē rediscovered

Takahē rediscovered

Monitoring kākāpō

Monitoring kākāpō (1st of 2)

Decline in kākāpō population

Decline in kākāpō population (2nd of 2)

From page 5 - Extinction of large birds

Extinct species

Extinct species

South Island geese

South Island geese

North Island adzebill

North Island adzebill

Southern merganser

Southern merganser

North Island takahē

North Island takahē

From page 6 - Smaller birds, reptiles, frogs, fish, plants

Bush wren

Greater short-tailed bat

Greater short-tailed bat

Huia

Huia (1st of 3)

Rewi Maniapoto with huia feathers

Rewi Maniapoto with huia feathers (2nd of 3)

Huia brooch

Huia brooch (3rd of 3)

Adams mistletoe

Adams mistletoe

Grayling

From page 7 - Causes of extinctions in New Zealand

Stoat debate

Conservation volunteers

Conservation volunteers

How to cite this page:

Richard Holdaway, 'All images and media', Te Ara - the Encyclopedia of New Zealand, http://www.TeAra.govt.nz/en/extinctions/media (accessed 17 April 2024)

Story by Richard Holdaway, published 24 Sep 2007