visited Macquarie Island in 1911, sealers

had been alarmed by the rate at which seals and penguins were being killed on Macquarie Island and had campaigned for a halt to the island’s oiling industry. When Mawson re-visited Macquarie Island in 1930, he was delighted to find that the native wildlife was flourishing again. Return to the island...

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Language:English
Published: 1930
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Online Access:http://citeseerx.ist.psu.edu/viewdoc/summary?doi=10.1.1.532.6573
http://www.parks.tas.gov.au/fahan_mi_shipwrecks/journals/Scientists/sobanzare6.pdf
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Summary:had been alarmed by the rate at which seals and penguins were being killed on Macquarie Island and had campaigned for a halt to the island’s oiling industry. When Mawson re-visited Macquarie Island in 1930, he was delighted to find that the native wildlife was flourishing again. Return to the island