Little Barrier Island.
by Ronald
Cometti ($33.00, Hodder and Stoughton) For those who haven't had the privilege of visiting Little Barrier Island, Cometti's detailed paintings and colourful writing transposes the reader to this special wildlife sanctuary. The text is full of information on the island, and offers a different perspective from that of the non-artist. Just one example — while patiently painting Cometti records breeding brown teal, a sighting missed by other wildlife observers who have traditionally headed for the ridges looking for cats, petrels or now kakapo. The author draws attention to the possible problems caused by continued farming on the island (for the ranger’s food supply) and calls for its cessation.
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Forest and Bird, Volume 18, Issue 2, 1 May 1987, Page 32
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112Little Barrier Island. Forest and Bird, Volume 18, Issue 2, 1 May 1987, Page 32
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