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Wildlife Act 1953

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Schedule 2: Partially protected wildlife

You could also call this:

"Animals that have some protection under New Zealand law"

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The Wildlife Act 1953 has a list of partially protected wildlife. You can find this list in Schedule 2, which is empowered by s 5. This schedule includes animals like the brown skua, but only on the Chatham Islands.

You will also find the little owl and the silvereye on this list. These animals are partially protected, which means there are rules about how people can interact with them.

The Wildlife Act 1953 is a law that helps protect animals in New Zealand, and you can learn more about it by reading the act and its schedules, including Schedule 2.

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2Partially protected wildlife Empowered by s 5

Brown skua (Catharacta antarctica lonnbergi): on Chatham Islands only

Little owl (Athene noctua)

Silvereye (Zosterops lateralis)

Notes
  • Schedule 2: amended, on , by clause 3 of the Wildlife Order 2010 (SR 2010/159).
  • Schedule 2: amended, on , by clause 3 of the Wildlife Order (No 2) 1986 (SR 1986/330).
  • Schedule 2: amended, on , by clause 3 of the Wildlife Order 1970 (SR 1970/124).
  • Schedule 2: amended, on , by clause 4 of the Wildlife Order 1970 (SR 1970/124).
  • Schedule 2: amended, on , by clause 5 of the Wildlife Order 1970 (SR 1970/124).