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Bog pine in Fiordland

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Bog pine in Fiordland

The Wilderness Scientific Reserve in Fiordland National Park protects New Zealand’s best surviving remnant of bog pine (Halocarpus bidwillii). Scientific reserves protect plant or animal groupings, as well as soils and landforms. They emphasise scientific research and education.

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Les Molloy, Protected areas – Conservation parks, nature and scientific reserves, Te Ara – the Encyclopedia of New Zealand, https://teara.govt.nz/en/photograph/13857/bog-pine-in-fiordland (accessed 4 June 2026).

Story by Les Molloy, published 2 March 2009, updated 1 September 2015.