Story: Acclimatisation

Pheasants on a game farm

Watch early 1950s footage of pheasants being reared on a game farm before being released into the wild.

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Reference: Pictorial Parade 12. National Film Unit, 1953

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How to cite this page

Carl Walrond, Acclimatisation – Changing roles of societies, 1890–1990, Te Ara – the Encyclopedia of New Zealand, https://teara.govt.nz/en/video/17471/pheasants-on-a-game-farm (accessed 4 June 2026).

Story by Carl Walrond, published 1 March 2009.