Haulashore Island viewed from the Nelson foreshore

Haulashore Island is a small island in Tasman Bay, near Nelson, New Zealand. Formed in 1901, it was at one time a part of Boulder Bank. There is a narrow channel between the island and Arrow Rock.[1] The 0.5 hectares (1.2 acres) island has had rabbits since its formation;[2] ferrets were released on the island in the 1960s to control the rabbit population.[3]

References

  1. "Fifeshire Rock". Nelson Historical Society Journal. Victoria University of Wellington. 2 (5). November 1971.
  2. The Royal Society of New Zealand (March 1974). New Zealand Journal of Zoology. The Royal Society of New Zealand. pp. 15–. Retrieved 31 August 2012.
  3. Long, John (14 August 2003). Introduced Mammals of the World: Their History, Distribution and Influence. Csiro Publishing. pp. 277–. ISBN 978-0-643-09916-6. Retrieved 31 August 2012.

41°16′08″S 173°15′27″E / 41.2688°S 173.2575°E / -41.2688; 173.2575


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