Acclimatisation Societies of New Zealand
10,000 Birds
JULY 23, 2014
It should surprise no one that someone brought horses, or goats, or chickens. There were no mammals, little game, and not many birds either. Brush-tailed Possums were brought from Australia to help start a fur industry. But man cannot live on bread alone, and the homesick settlers wanted more than just game.
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