A (nearly) Complete History of the Moose in New Zealand


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Moose are still out there. Originally released into Fiordland in 1910, Moose were thought to have become extinct several times. Ken Tustin has been fascinated with the "Fiordland Moose" since first hearing about them while working as a biologist for Forest Research NZFS, over forty years ago.Ken has now recorded 70 sightings of Moose where previously only about a dozen were thought to have occurred. In the entire 100 years since their introduction only three bulls and two females were thought to have been shot, Ken has now recorded 30. Illustrated with many historic and unique photographs the book traces the fascinating storyof Moose in New Zealand from introduction to the present day, celebrating 100 years of Moose in New Zealand.




Of Moose and Men


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Drawing on the author's personal experiences with both tame and wild moose, this handbook contains a wealth of information about this unique animal from all corners of the world. An overview of moose biology is featured, including their specialised diet and the relationship between sex and antlers, where size really does matter. This also contains accessible chapters exploring moose diseases, moose and traffic, moose as a resource, and the uses of live moose in several ways, ranging from transport and clothing to dairy animals and pets.




The Handbook of New Zealand Mammals


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The Handbook of New Zealand Mammals is the only definitive reference on all the land-breeding mammals recorded in the New Zealand region (including the New Zealand sector of Antarctica). It lists 65 species, including native and exotic, wild and feral, living and extinct, residents, vagrants and failed introductions. It describes their history, biology and ecology, and brings together comprehensive and detailed information gathered from widely scattered or previously unpublished sources. The description of each species is arranged under standardised headings for easy reference. Because the only native land-breeding mammals in New Zealand are bats and seals, the great majority of the modern mammal fauna comprises introduced species, whose arrival has had profound effects both for themselves and for the native fauna and flora. The book details changes in numbers and distribution for the native species, and for the arrivals it summarises changes in habitat, diet, numbers and size in comparison with their ancestral stocks, and some of the problems they present to resource managers. For this third edition, the text and references have been completely updated and reorganised into Family chapters. The colour section includes 14 pages of artwork showing all the species described and their main variations, plus two pages of maps.




Have Bow, Will Travel


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The latest collection from one the country’s most highly regarded outdoor writers takes readers bowhunting around the United States and the world. Don Thomas’ rich prose brings alive not just the adventure of the hunts, but also the people, places, and natural history he encounters along his travels. A semi-retired physician and active Alaska hunting guide, Thomas writes about fly-fishing, wing-shooting, bowhunting, and wildlife for numerous national publications including Gray’s Sporting Journal, Alaska, Ducks Unlimited, Pheasants Forever, and Shooting Sportsman. He also co-edits Traditional Bowhunter and writes a column for Bowhunter magazine.




The Moose Book


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Excerpt from The Moose Book: Facts and Stories From Northern Forests For this edition the portion of the second chapter in which facts are given relating to recent hunting seasons in various sections of the moose's range has been entirely rewritten (pages 43-52). In some cases, it will be observed, the latest returns are those for the season of 1918. This is due to the inability of the game officials to make up their reports promptly, on account of delay in receiving reports from wardens and others. A new table of the game laws has been supplied, and other changes of less importance have been made in the electrotype plates. Contrary to popular impression moose are much more than holding their own in the forests of North America. This is shown in an Appendix, where measures taken to extend the range of the moose are treated at some length, and where facts are given regarding the recent establishment of many game refuges to safeguard still further the future of our most highly prized biggame animal. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.




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