March 2018

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March 2018

Goat Pass Hut and Deception Valley. Photo: Shaun Barnett/Black Robin Photography
Four places once the domain of the goats, now great places to explore. On Captain Cook’s second visit to New Zealand in 1773, the famous navigator released goats at the Marlborough Sounds, hoping to establish a wild population. Later visitors released more, intending them as a food source. Goats were just one of several hoofed mammals […]
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