The New Zealand Wildlife Service was a division of the
Department of Internal Affairs
The Department of Internal Affairs (DIA), or in te reo Māori, is the public service department of New Zealand charged with issuing passports; administering applications for citizenship and lottery grants; enforcing censorship and gambling la ...
responsible for managing wildlife in
New Zealand
New Zealand ( mi, Aotearoa ) is an island country in the southwestern Pacific Ocean. It consists of two main landmasses—the North Island () and the South Island ()—and over 700 smaller islands. It is the sixth-largest island count ...
. It was established in 1945 (as the ''Wildlife Branch'') in order to unify wildlife administration and operations that were being carried out by the department.
The
Conservation Act 1987
The Conservation Act 1987 is New Zealand's principal act concerning the conservation of indigenous biodiversity. The Act established the Department of Conservation (who administer the Act) and Fish and Game, and complements the National Park ...
established the
Department of Conservation.
The New Zealand Wildlife Service was subsequently dissolved, and its roles and staff were transferred to the newly formed department.
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See also
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Conservation in New Zealand
Conservation in New Zealand has a history associated with both Māori and Europeans. Both groups of people caused a loss of species and both altered their behaviour to a degree after realising their effect on indigenous flora and fauna.
Protected ...
References
Further reading
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External links
Museum of New Zealand Te Papa Tongarewa- New Zealand Wildlife Service collection
Government agencies of New Zealand
Nature conservation organisations based in New Zealand
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