7 Aug 2023

A landmark collection of the written natural history of Aotearoa in the 19th century

From Afternoons, 1:35 pm on 7 August 2023

'Letters Of A Naturalist: The Field Accounts of Richard Henry of Resolution Island' is a beautiful new book featuring photos, letters and field notes from the late 1800s.

The notes are detailing very early trans-locations of birds when mustelids first started to sweep Aotearoa.

It's all come from the work of pioneer conservationist Richard Treacy Henry (1845-1929), champion of our flightless native birds and New Zealand’s first wildlife ranger.

Victoria Jaenecke is the co-author of this book, she speaks to Jesse.

Letters of  Naturalist book cover

Letters of Naturalist book cover Photo: supplied

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