Newsletter · 2002

RSG Oceania Newsletter 2002

The Reintroduction Specialist Group's Australasian newsletter for April 2002 (the section was later renamed Oceania), reporting a boom year for kakapo breeding, mohua released to Ulva Island, and fairy prion chicks translocated to Mana Island.

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What is the RSG Oceania newsletter?

The RSG Oceania newsletter is edited by Doug P. Armstrong, chair of the group's Oceania section, which was called the Australasian section in its early issues. It reports translocations across New Zealand and the Pacific, with news of the group's work. This site archives 9 issues of it, from 1999 to 2007.

Where does this issue sit in the archive?

RSG Oceania Newsletter 2002 is number 4 of 9 in the archive of the RSG Oceania newsletter on this site, counting from the earliest. The issue before it here is RSG Oceania Newsletter 2001. The next is RSG Oceania Newsletter 2003.

Who publishes it?

The IUCN SSC Re-introduction Specialist Group (RSG) was founded in 1988 as one of the specialist groups of the IUCN Species Survival Commission. It is now called the Conservation Translocation Specialist Group (CTSG). Its original reintroduction guidelines became official IUCN policy in 1995.

Is it free to download, and can I search the text?

Yes. The PDF is free and opens from the Download button on this page, with no login or fee. The file is 145 KB. The text inside the PDF can be searched and copied.

How should I cite RSG Oceania Newsletter 2002?

Give the title, the publisher and the year, for example: RSG Oceania Newsletter 2002. IUCN SSC Re-introduction Specialist Group, 2002. The address of this page is https://www.iucn-ctsg.org/project/rsg-oceania-newsletter-2002/.

What else does the archive hold from 2002?

Other 2002 items in the archive are Re-introduction News June 2002.