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Resolution Island birds

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Resolution Island birds

Birds moved to Resolution Island in the 1890s are shown in these images, which illustrate a report by Richard Henry, the island’s caretaker. His efforts were in vain because stoats swam to the island and wiped out the birds.

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Alexander Turnbull Library, Charles Trevor Collection

Reference: PA1-f-142-36-1

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How to cite this page

Eileen McSaveney, Nearshore islands – Island sanctuaries, Te Ara – the Encyclopedia of New Zealand, https://teara.govt.nz/en/photograph/13041/resolution-island-birds (accessed 5 June 2026).

Story by Eileen McSaveney, published 1 March 2009.