TY  - BOOK
AU  - Roberts,Jack
TI  - The green feather
SN  - 9780473303716
AV  - PR9639.4.R58 G74 2014
U1  - 823/.92 23
KW  - Wildlife smuggling
KW  - New Zealand
KW  - Fiction
KW  - Endangered species
KW  - Protection
KW  - Kākāpō
KW  - West Coast (N.Z.)
KW  - New Zealand fiction
KW  - 21st century
N2  - In a remote forest location near the family farm in New Zealand's West Coast region, James McLean discovers a population of critically endangered Kakapo, the world's only flightless parrot. Attracting the attention of international wildlife smuggler Peter Chan, this new and important discovery is soon under threat. When the authorities seem powerless to help, it's left up to James, his family, and girlfriend Christine Gordon, to take matters into their own hands. James and his father, Angus, hatch an extraordinary plan to stop the smugglers succeeding with their mission. This thought provoking adventure story provides a look at life in the New Zealand wilderness and the risk the international demand for rare collectable species presents to New Zealand's unique fauna. Are the country's vast stretches of coastline and the predator free offshore island sanctuaries more at threat from this illegal trade than we realise?
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