Haulashore Island

Haulashore Island viewed from the Nelson foreshore

Haulashore Island is a small island in Tasman Bay / Te Tai-o-Aorere, near Nelson, New Zealand. Formed in 1901, it was at one time a part of Boulder Bank. There is a narrow channel between the island and Arrow Rock.^[1] The 0.5 hectares (1.2 acres) island has had rabbits since its formation;^[2] ferrets were released on the island in the 1960s to control the rabbit population.^[3]

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^ "Fifeshire Rock". Nelson Historical Society Journal. Victoria University of Wellington. 2 (5). November 1971.
^ The Royal Society of New Zealand (March 1974). New Zealand Journal of Zoology. The Royal Society of New Zealand. pp. 15–. Retrieved 31 August 2012.
^ Long, John (14 August 2003). Introduced Mammals of the World: Their History, Distribution and Influence. Csiro Publishing. pp. 277–. ISBN 978-0-643-09916-6. Retrieved 31 August 2012.

Coordinates: 41°16′08″S 173°15′27″E / 41.2688°S 173.2575°E / -41.2688; 173.2575

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[nzetc.victoria.ac.nz1971-1] "Fifeshire Rock". Nelson Historical Society Journal. Victoria University of Wellington. 2 (5). November 1971.

[Zealand1974-2] The Royal Society of New Zealand (March 1974). New Zealand Journal of Zoology. The Royal Society of New Zealand. pp. 15–. Retrieved 31 August 2012.

[Long2003-3] Long, John (14 August 2003). Introduced Mammals of the World: Their History, Distribution and Influence. Csiro Publishing. pp. 277–. ISBN 978-0-643-09916-6. Retrieved 31 August 2012.

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