Founded in 1945, the New Zealand Wildlife Service designated and administered numerous marine and forest conservation areas as well as the New Zealand national parks, and regulated the number of tourists. Additionally, the Wildlife Service became active in campaigns to protect indigenous flora and fauna, rainforests, lakes, and rivers, and launched diverse programs to preserve endangered species.
The service was replaced in 1987 by the Department of Conservation, which, in the terms laid out in the Conservation Act, merged the Forest Service and the Wildlife Service.
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Further Readings:
- Galbreath, Ross. Working for Wildlife: A History of the New Zealand Wildlife Service. Wellington: Bridget Williams Books, 1993.
- Young, David. Our Islands, Our Selves. Dunedin: University of Otago Press, 2004.
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