Settled Landscape
Introduced Plants and Animals
Story: Acclimatisation
Improving upon nature
Early acclimatisation societies
Changing roles of societies, 1890–1990
Fish and game councils
Page 5. External links and sources
More links and websites
Fish & Game New Zealand
The organisation that superseded acclimatisation societies in 1990 has statutory responsibility for managing freshwater sport fishing and game-bird hunting.
More suggestions and sources
Druett, Joan. Exotic intruders: the introduction of plants and animals into New Zealand. Auckland: Heinemann, 1983.
Lamb, R. C. Birds, beasts & fishes: the first hundred years of the North Canterbury Acclimatisation Society. Christchurch: North Canterbury Acclimatisation Society, 1964.
McDowall, R. M. Gamekeepers for the nation: the story of New Zealand's acclimatisation societies, 1861–1990. Christchurch: Canterbury University Press, 1994.
Sowman, Walter. Meadow, mountain, forest and stream: the provincial history of the Nelson Acclimatisation Society, 1863–1968. Nelson: Nelson Acclimatisation Society, 1981.
Sullivan, W. A. Changing the face of Eden: a history of Auckland acclimatisation societies, 1861–1990. Auckland/Waikato Fish & Game Council, 1998.
Wellwood, Joyce Margaret. Hawke's Bay Acclimatisation Society centenary 1868–1968. Hastings: Hawke's Bay Acclimatisation Society, 1968.
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Carl Walrond, 'External links and sources', Te Ara - the Encyclopedia of New Zealand, http://www.TeAra.govt.nz/en/acclimatisation/sources (accessed 21 January 2020)
Story by Carl Walrond, published 24 Nov 2008
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