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Acclimatisation Societies of New Zealand

10,000 Birds

They took dogs to Australia, chickens across the Pacific, rabbits to England, horses to the New World, and then brought potatoes back. A housecat in Buenos Aires got its start in Africa, a sheep in Australia to the Middle East, a chicken in Ireland can trace its origin to the jungles of Asia. But hedgehogs? Greenfinches?

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Foster to Toora

10,000 Birds

Foxes were introduced to Australia in 1855 for hunting and have established themselves far and wide. This is an excellent trail that offers numerous bird species and there are rarely many people walking, cycling or riding horses along it. There is a family of feral foxes that I often encounter near Bennison Creek.

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