Threatened! Resources

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Internet Links and Contacts

Department of Conservation (DoC) www.doc.govt.nz

Threatened Species Trust www.doc.govt.nz

Karori Wildlife Sanctuary Trust www.sanctuary.org.nz PO Box 28107, Wellington. Phone/Fax 04-475 9300. Email kwst@paradise.net.nz

Kiwi Recovery Programme www.kiwirecovery.org.nz

Mount Bruce National Wildlife Centre www.mtbruce.org.nz RD1, State Highway 2, Masterton. PO Box 5086, Wellington. Email info@mtbruce.org.nz

Project Crimson Trust. www.projectcrimson.org.nz PO Box 34214, Birkenhead, Auckland. Phone 09-480 8864. Fax 09-480 8865. Project Crimson produces a newsletter called 'True Colours' contact them to get a copy. projectcrimson@xtra.co.nz

Royal Forest and Bird Protection Society www.forestandbird.org.nz

Yellow-eyed Penguin Trust. www.yellow-eyedpenguin.org.nz PO Box 5409, Dunedin. Phone 03-479 0011.

Books

Animals in Danger. By Michael Herschell. Published by Evans Brothers Limited. A junior book about zoos and people helping endangered species.

Endangered Birds. By Lynnette Moon. Published by Lands End. A junior book about some New Zealand endangered birds.

Green Planet Rescue. Saving the Earth's Endangered Plants. By Robert Halpern. Published by Franklin Watts. Senior primary reading. Excellent reading about the importance of plants and the dangers they face.

Vanishing Species. By Miles Barton. Published by Aladdin Books. Senior primary reading. Looking at endangered species around the world.

Wild South. Saving New Zealand's Endangered Birds. By Rod Morris and Hal Smith. Published by TVNZ. A comprehensive look at NZ endangered birds and rescue efforts.

Resources (leaflets, booklets, activity packs)

Endangered Species. Contact Wellington Zoo, PO Box 2199, Wellington. www.wellingtonzoo.com

Wanted Alive fact sheet. Contact the Department of Conservation. www.doc.govt.nz

Vanishing Natives. Primary activity sheets. Produced by the Save Our Snails Society. Send request and stamped self addressed envelope to PO Box 5871, Auckland.

Threatened Plants. Poster available from Landcare Research, PO Box 69, Lincoln. comfortg@landcare.cri.nz

Videos

Invaders in Paradise. (60 mins) The gripping story of paradise lost and found. How invaders nearly destroyed New Zealand, and how it is being saved. Natural History New Zealand Ltd. Contact sales@wildsouth.co.nz

Our Fragile Paradise. Video and booklet about New Zealand conservation, including threatened species. For purchase contact Forest and Bird, $33.95 office@forestandbird.org.nz

Wanted Alive. (60mins) Department of Conservation saving endangered wildlife. Natural History New Zealand Ltd. Contact sales@wildsouth.co.nz

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