Quail Island is an island resulting from a volcano.
History
Once used for training of the dogs used in Antarctic expeditions. Otamahua the Maori name for Quail Island means "the place where children collect seabird eggs". It was a major food gathering place for Maori before the arrival of the European. It was still often visited to collect shellfish, flax, bird eggs and stone for tools. Quail Island is now a natural reserve.
It helps us understand why we need to protect our native birds and environment. I learn about the maori history and the Europeans history for Quail Island.
Successes: Native birds are now starting to return to the island
Problems. Because rats and other predators can run along the mudflats at low tide it means that predators can still access the island.
My feeling on Quail Island is happy to go to Quail island.
