Tiritiri Matangi New Zealand Shoreline II
by Joan Carroll
Title
Tiritiri Matangi New Zealand Shoreline II
Artist
Joan Carroll
Medium
Photograph - Photography And Digital Art
Description
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. Rangitoto, another nearby island that is also a wildlife sanctuary, is visible on the horizon. The Auckland Conservation Management Strategy allows only about 120 people a day to visit, and only on some days of the week. It is a place of incredible beauty and a story of the passion, dedication, and determination of the supporters of Tiritiri Matangi Incorporated. More than a century of farming had seen the island stripped of 94% of its native bush, but between 1984 and 1994 volunteers planted 250-300k trees. The Island is now 60% forested with the remaining 40% left as grassland for species preferring open habitat. In conjunction, 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, wildlife, sanctuary, seashore, beach, ocean, shore, coast, coastline
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