What animals live on Campbell island?

Campbell Island is home to six species of albatross, including black-browed, greyheaded, lightmantled sooty and a small population of Gibson's Wandering albatross. Several critically endangered birds are endemic to the Campbell Island group.

1. Can you live on Campbell Island?
2. Is Campbell Island predator free?
3. Who owns the Campbell Islands?
4. Does anyone live on the Auckland Islands?
5. Who owns Raoul Island?
6. Does anyone live on Disappointment Island?
7. When was Campbell discovered?
8. What islands in NZ are predator free?
9. What is predator free NZ?
10. Is New Zealand in the Antipodes?
11. Who owns Pitt Island?
12. Who owns Stewart Island?
13. What animals live on the Auckland Islands?
14. Who owns the Auckland Islands?
15. Can you stay on Auckland Island?

Can you live on Campbell Island?

At 520° 53'S and 1690° 10'E, Campbell Island is New Zealand's only permanently inhabited subantarctic island.

Is Campbell Island predator free?

Campbell Island conservation sanctuary has been officially declared rat free following the largest rat eradication programme ever attempted in the world, Conservation Minister Chris Carter announced today.

Who owns the Campbell Islands?

The Campbell Islands (or Campbell Island Group) are a group of subantarctic islands, belonging to New Zealand. They lie about 600 km south of Stewart Island.

Does anyone live on the Auckland Islands?

The islands have no permanent human inhabitants. ... Ecologically, the Auckland Islands form part of the Antipodes Subantarctic Islands tundra ecoregion. Along with other New Zealand Sub-Antarctic Islands, they were designated a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 1998.

Who owns Raoul Island?

The islands are part of New Zealand, 33.6 km² (13.0 sq mi) in total area and uninhabited, except for the permanently manned Raoul Island Station, the northernmost outpost of New Zealand. The islands are listed with the New Zealand outlying islands.

Does anyone live on Disappointment Island?

Demographics. The Disappointment Islands are sparsely populated. The inhabitants are overwhelmingly native Polynesians.

When was Campbell discovered?

Campbell Island was discovered in January 1810 by Captain Frederick Hasselburgh of the sealing brig 'Perseverance'. Hasselburg named the island after his employers Robert Campbell & Co. of Sydney.

What islands in NZ are predator free?

After more than 25 years of conservation effort, it is the last island in the New Zealand subantarctic region where mammalian predators remain. Maukahuka Pest Free Auckland Island is a partnership between DOC and Ngāi Tahu, tangata whenua of Motu Maha, which aims to remove these pests fromthe island.

What is predator free NZ?

Predator Free 2050 is an ambitious goal to rid New Zealand of the most damaging introduced predators that threaten our nation's natural taonga, our economy and primary sector.

Is New Zealand in the Antipodes?

In the Northern Hemisphere, "the Antipodes" may refer to Australia and New Zealand, and Antipodeans to their inhabitants. Geographically, the antipodes of Britain and Ireland are in the Pacific Ocean, south of New Zealand.

Who owns Pitt Island?

Pitt Island is approximately 16,000 acres with around 6,000 acres under the control of DOC with 3000 acres as bush and nature reserves. The remainder of the island is privately owned and farmed. The island's seven farms run approximately 12,000 stock units.

Who owns Stewart Island?

Almost all the island is owned by the New Zealand government and over 80 per cent of the island is set aside as the Rakiura National Park, New Zealand's newest national park. Many of the small offshore islands, including the Snares, are also protected.

What animals live on the Auckland Islands?

The red-fronted and yellow-crowned parakeets, tūī, New Zealand bellbird, New Zealand pipit, the Auckland Island dotterel (a larger race of the mainland banded dotterel) and the Auckland Island falcon (a race of the mainland species) all call the Auckland Islands home.

Who owns the Auckland Islands?

Auckland Islands, outlying island group of New Zealand, in the South Pacific Ocean, 290 miles (467 km) south of South Island. Volcanic in origin, they comprise six islands and several islets, with a total land area of 234 square miles (606 square km), and have a cool, humid, and windy climate.

Can you stay on Auckland Island?

Of the five islands, access for tourists is allowed at specific sites on Enderby Island, the main Auckland Island and Campbell Island. Zodiac cruising around the shore of the remaining islands is permitted as long as the zodiac does not come in contact with the land.