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Photo slideshow of
New Zealand
Photo highlights from
New Zealand
. More pictures from
New Zealand
are available at
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images. Unless otherwise specified, images were taken by Rhett A. Butler and are copyright mongabay.com 1994-2009.
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images.
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Amazon |
Argentina |
Australia |
Belize |
Borneo |
Brazil |
Cambodia |
China |
Colombia |
Costa Rica |
Croatia |
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Grand Canyon |
Guatemala |
Honduras |
India |
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Laos |
Madagascar |
Malaysia |
Maui |
Mexico |
New Zealand |
Oceans |
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Peru |
Slovenia |
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Suriname |
Tanzania |
Thailand |
Uganda |
Utah
News on New Zealand
New Zealand dairy industry contributing to rainforest destruction, says Greenpeace
(08/22/2009)
Fonterra, the world's largest dairy exporter is contributing to destruction of rainforests in Southeast Asia through its consumption of palm kernal as animal feed, alleges Greenpeace.
Cadbury dumps palm oil after consumer protests
(08/17/2009)
Cadbury New Zealand, responding to widespread consumer protests, will stop adding palm oil to its milk chocolate products, reports the New Zealand Herald. The candy-maker substituted palm oil and other vegetable fat for cocoa butter earlier this year. The company cited cost savings for the decision, but the move triggered outcry from environmental groups who blame palm oil production for destruction of rainforests across Indonesia and Malaysia, key habitat for orangutans and other endangered species. Concerns that Cadbury chocolate could be imperiling orangutans led the Auckland Zoo and others to ban Cadbury products. Meanwhile consumers swamped the company with letters and petitions protesting its use of palm oil.
Auckland Zoo bans Cadbury chocolate due to palm oil content
(07/12/2009)
Auckland Zoo has pulled Cadbury chocolates from its shops and restaurants following the candy maker's decision to start adding palm oil to its chocolates, reports the Sunday Star Times. The zoo is also removing other products that contain palm oil, due to concerns that its production is driving rainforest destruction across Southeast Asia, putting orangutans and other species at risk. Cadbury said it made the change to palm oil for economic reasons. Palm oil, described as "vegetable fat" on its packaging, is cheaper than cocoa butter.
Studying world's rarest penguin leads to the discovery of a new species
(11/19/2008)
Researching one of the world's most endangered penguins in New Zealand, the yellow-eyed penguin, has led to a remarkable discovery. DNA from 500-year-old penguin fossils has shown that the country was once home to not just one penguin species, but two. The DNA has resurrected an unknown extinct penguin, which researchers have named the Waitaha Penguin.
Rare frog breeds in captivity for the first time
(03/03/2008)
A rare species of frog has been found breeding in captivity in New Zealand, reports the Associated Press. The finding offers hope that the species' vulnerability to extinction can be reduced.
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