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Acclimatisation Societies of New Zealand

10,000 Birds

Part of the world they wanted to transport was natural. Brush-tailed Possums were brought from Australia to help start a fur industry. One such individual was Sir George Grey, who liberated many animals on his estate (mercifully on an island), including wildebeest, monkeys, zebras, wallabies, deer, cassowaries, emu and kookaburras.

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Secrets of the Swamps

10,000 Birds

We managed to see both species of monkey, though – so we were ultimately well satiated. Crisscrossed by 24″ pipelines transporting oil from numerous offshore platforms, oil companies exercised the strongest presence here. Occasional fly-bys of pairs and trios of Red-bellied Macaws kept us on our toes.