William Roy McGregor
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William Roy McGregor was a New Zealand zoologist and conservationist who was successful in halting forestry in the Waipoua forest and establishing the forest as a protected sanctuary.
William Roy McGregor
Agathis
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Agathis, commonly known as kauri or dammara, is a genus of evergreen coniferous trees, native to Australasia and Southeast Asia. It is one of three extant genera in the family Araucariaceae, alongside
William Roy McGregor
…dedicated to conservation of the indigenous flora and fauna of New Zealand. Starting in the 1940s, McGregor launched a campaign to protect the Waipoua kauri forest, giving the status of a sanctuary. He wrote an 80-page illustrated pamphlet on the subject, which proved an effective manifesto for conservation…
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Trunk of Agathis robusta at Cairns Botanic Gardens
Tāne Mahuta, an Agathis australis in Waipoua Forest, the largest tree in New Zealand by volume
Trunk of the Yakas kauri (7th largest)