Tiritiri Matangi New Zealand Shoreline

by Joan Carroll

Title

Tiritiri Matangi New Zealand Shoreline

Artist

Joan Carroll

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Photograph - Photography And Digital Art

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Tiritiri Matangi Island is a wildlife sanctuary near Auckland and one of New Zealand's most important and exciting conservation projects. Our visit started out with a walking tour of the island by one of the volunteers taking us along the shoreline, pointing out endemic species, and relating to us the amazing story of the island's conservation efforts. You can see theo yellow tape on the right side marking off the nesting area of some variable oystercatchers. Previously shot for food, variable oystercatchers probably reached low numbers before being protected in 1922, since when numbers have increased rapidly. At first we thought a visit to Tiritiri Matangi sounded like a great way to spend the day. Several hours later we felt privileged. The Auckland Conservation Management Strategy allows only about 120 people a day to visit, and only on some days of the week. This meant that only about 30,000 of the 2 million+ visitors to Auckland each year can visit...only 1-2%! It is a place of incredible beauty and a story of the passion, dedication, and determination of the supporters of Tiritiri Matangi Incorporated. A hundred and twenty years of farming had seen this 220-hectare island stripped of 94% of its native bush but between 1984 and 1994, volunteers planted between 250,000 and 300,000 trees. The Island is now 60% forested with the remaining 40% left as grassland for species preferring open habitat. In conjunction with this planting program, all mammalian predators were eradicated and a number of threatened and endangered bird and reptile species have been successfully introduced.

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Joan carroll, tiri, seashore, beach, ocean

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