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Spread of red deer in New Zealand

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Spread of red deer in New Zealand

This map shows the spread of red deer in New Zealand until 1925, from 1925 to 1950, and from 1950 to 1985.

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Te Ara - The Encyclopedia of New Zealand

Source: Carolyn M. King, ed., Handbook of New Zealand mammals. Auckland: Oxford University Press in association with the Mammal Society, New Zealand Branch, 1990

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Carl Walrond, Hunting – Rifles, bowhunting, safety and literature, Te Ara – the Encyclopedia of New Zealand, https://teara.govt.nz/en/map/15642/spread-of-red-deer-in-new-zealand (accessed 25 June 2026).

Story by Carl Walrond, published 1 March 2009.