Liberation and spread of stoats (Mustela erminea) and weasels (M. nivalis) in New Zealand, 1883-1920

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Liberation and spread of stoats (Mustela erminea) and weasels (M. nivalis) in New Zealand, 1883-1920

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This paper reviews the timing and spread of weasels and stoats across the South and North Islands of New Zealand during the late nineteenth century, entirely from historical records. The flavour of the debates and the assumptions that led to the commissioning of private and government shipments of these animals are best appreciated from the original documents. I describe the sites of the early deliberate releases in Otago, Canterbury, Marlborough, and Wairarapa, and list contemporary observat...

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2017

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King, Carolyn M.

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https://hdl.handle.net/10289/11398

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Science & Technology / Life Sciences & Biomedicine / Ecology / Environmental Sciences & Ecology / dispersal / environmental history / introduced predators / liberations / mustelids / KAKA NESTOR-MERIDIONALIS / UNEXPECTED CONSEQUENCES / INVASIVE PREDATORS / PEST-CONTROL / DECLINE / POPULATIONS / BRITAIN / MAMMALS / PROTECT / FOREST

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