Story: Human effects on the environment
In this lithograph of a Māori village near Whanganui in the 1840s, kurī (native dogs) are in the foreground. Although kurī were common around Māori settlements, they were generally domesticated and probably did not run wild or greatly damage native wildlife.
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Alexander Turnbull Library
Reference: C-029-001
Chromolithograph by John Gilfillan
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