Ulva Island
| Ulva Island | ||
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| Waters | South pacific | |
| Geographical location | 46 ° 56 ′ S , 168 ° 8 ′ E | |
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| length | 3.5 km | |
| width | 1 km | |
| surface | 2.7 km² | |
| Residents | uninhabited | |
Ulva Island (formerly Coopers Island ) is a small island in Paterson Inlet off the coast of Stewart Island in New Zealand . It is named after the island of Ulva in the Inner Hebrides , Scotland .
European colonization of the island began with Charles Traill, who settled on the island around 1870. Traill, an early naturalist, ran the region's first post office as well as a small general store. Part of the island is still privately owned.
Ulva Island is ecologically important. In 1996 the island was declared rat-free after an eradication program and bird species that were extinct on the island were reintroduced. These include tieke ( Philesturnus carunculatus ), yellow-headed (also Mohua , Mohoua ochrocephala ) and long-legged flycatcher (also toutouwai , Petroica australis ). The island is part of Rakiura National Park and was New Zealand's first nature reserve under the Land Act 1892 .
The island has around 20,000 visitors a year.
Individual evidence
- ↑ Department of Conservation (ed.): Stewart Island / Rakiura conservation management strategy and Rakiura National Park management plan . 2012, ISBN 978-0-478-14936-4 , pp. 212 ( govt.nz [PDF; 3.0 MB ; accessed on July 14, 2019]).
- ^ A b Department of Conservation (Ed.): Stewart Island / Rakiura conservation management strategy and Rakiura National Park management plan . 2012, ISBN 978-0-478-14936-4 , pp. 214 ( govt.nz [PDF; 3.0 MB ; accessed on July 14, 2019]).
- ↑ Department of Conservation (ed.): Stewart Island / Rakiura conservation management strategy and Rakiura National Park management plan . 2012, ISBN 978-0-478-14936-4 , pp. 213 ( govt.nz [PDF; 3.0 MB ; accessed on July 14, 2019]).