Table Of Contents

Forest and Bird, Issue 311, 1 February 2004, Page 1

Features 12 The Great, Great White Shark The reputation of Jaws repudiated in New Zealand waters. by Sarah Mankelow 16 Orange-fronted Parakeet Just ‘discovered’ and already on the brink of extinction. by Geoff Keey 19 New Zealand from Space A new book reveals a changing landscape. by Gordon Ell 22 Forgotten Plants of the Shingle Riverbeds An unacknowledged heritage of native plants. by Kim Bestic 26 Rangitoto, the Volcanic Island Wilderness at Auckland’s front door. by Gordon Ell 30 The Pencil is Mightier Than the Camera Chris Gaskin captures our natural and historic heritage. by Pat Baskett 33 Portobello Marine Laboratory A hundred years of research in southern seas. by Denis Pagé 36 The Wilderness of Onoke Spit Wairarapa’s remote coastal duneland. by Jason Elsworth Regulars 2 Comment 3 Mailbag 4 Conservation Briefs Ark in the Park; moa discoveries; frogs in trouble; pest control; magpies; hedgehogs. 10 World Watch International bird crises. 40 In the Field Life on the beach — intertidal creatures. by Ann Graeme 42 Book Notes 44 Branching Out J.S Watson grants; Puketi project; Para swamp. 48 Bulletin New general manager, November council meeting. 49 Branches and Lodges Directory