TY  - BOOK
AU  - Hilton, Jim,
AU  - Childs, Roger,
TI  - New Zealand's changing biodiversity: nature under pressure 
SN  - 9781872970621
U1  - 333.950993 23
PY  - 2018///]
CY  - Wellington, New Zealand 
PB  - Tross Publishing
KW  - Biodiversity conservation
KW  - New Zealand
KW  - Government policy
KW  - Ecosystem management
KW  - Conservation of natural resources
KW  - Natural history
N1  - Includes bibliographical references
N2  - When New Zealand broke away from the continent of Gondwana its unique birds, fish, reptiles, insects and plants developed and evolved in isolation. Without humans these living things still faced major challenges to their survival but much survived intact. The first wave of Polynesian settlers doomed the moa, other birds and large areas of forest. European settlement brought new animals, plants and birds that transformed the country's biodiversity and landscape. Later chapters of this book look at the history of government attempts to poison pests, and the "predator-free" campaign, which the authors believe to be deeply flawed
ER  -