Table Of Contents

Forest and Bird, Issue 291, 1 February 1999, Page 5

Features

14 22 26 28 32 36 Precious Places Some of our best wild places are not yet within the national park system. by Gordon Ell Diving for Harbour Riches An island dive trip reveals the variety of life in Whangarei Harbour. by Wade Doak; pictures Warren Farrelly Planning a ‘Wet Library’ High school students are working to establish three marine reserves. Once in a Blue Moon Australian butterflies can invade New Zealand in large numbers. by Peter Maddison; pictures Mavis Lessiter Puriri — Forest Food Tree A northern tree which attracts feeding birds and a giant moth. by Gordon Ell Helping Endangered Penguins Helping to protect the white-flippered blue penguin on Banks Peninsula. by Andy Dennis

Regulars

2 12 40 Comment Our Place in Nature Mailbag Conservation Briefs National park extensions; new butterflies discovered; possums and pahautea; killing native trees; making environmental choices; lava cave reserve; marine reserves for Nelson, Banks Peninsula and Taranaki. World Watch: Our Hemisphere Drilling the southern ocean for science; tourism in Fiji. In the Field Tales from the tideline. 42 Branching Out 45 48 49 Prize-winning display; wildfire is natural; Basil Graeme retires; raising funds; a successful Society. Bulletin Council meeting; Birdlife International; conservation grants. Book Reviews Branch Directory