Rotoiti Mainland Island

Rotoiti Mainland Island or Rotoiti Nature Recovery Project is a mainland island in the Tasman District of New Zealand.[1]

Rotoiti Mainland Island
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LocationTasman District, New Zealand
Coordinates41°48′24″S 172°50′51″E / 41.806793°S 172.847422°E / -41.806793; 172.847422
Opened1997

It consists of about 5000 hectares of mostly red, silver and mountain beech forest within Nelson Lakes National Park, situated alongside the Kerr Bay camping ground at Lake Rotoiti, which provide a habitat for large numbers of native birds.[2][1]

The area is managed by the Department of Conservation,[2] with support from the Friends of Rotoiti volunteer group.[3] It was established in 1997.[3]

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References

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  1. ^ a b "Rotoiti Nature Recovery Project". doc.govt.nz. Department of Conservation.
  2. ^ a b "Features: Rotoiti: Mainland islands". doc.govt.nz. Department of Conservation.
  3. ^ a b "Friends of Rotoiti". friendsofrotoiti.org.nz. Friends of Rotoiti.