Conon fraser peter scott (1 Ergebnisse)

Hardcover. Zustand: Very Good. 213 pages. New Zealand's lonely sub antarctic Islands the Antipodes, Bounty, Snares, Cam pbell, and Auckland islands lie south of NZ, on the way to Antarctic, isolated b y the notorious Roaring Forties and gale force winds of Southern Ocean. These is lands are vital breeding grounds for millions of sea birds, and thousands of mar ine mammals. There live many animals and plants unique to the region, however, h umans have made negative impact on these remote Islands, by sealing, whaling, fa rming, hunting, seafarers, leaving wild sheep and rats, as well as pollution fro m shipwrecks. The islands are also in danger of future threats. However, today, all five island groups are managed as nature reserves. This book with its superb photographs and illustrations, is written in a clear and readable style, and is the first comprehensive book about New Zealand's subantarctic islands.…