This dataset represents the terrestrial distribution of Feral Goat (Capra hicus) in New Zealand (mainland New Zealand and Chatham Islands) as at 1 July 2007. It represents this species' final layer as part of the Natural Heritage Management Strategy of the Department of Conservation. Spatial and textual data were collected at the Area level by Department...

Internationally Recognised Areas are protected areas that have been internationally recognised by the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) (A “protected area” is defined as: “a clearly defined geographical space, recognised, dedicated and managed, through legal or other effective means, to achieve the long term conservation of nature with...

This dataset represents the terrestrial distribution of White-tailed Deer (Odocoileus virginianus borealis) in New Zealand(mainland New Zealand and Chatham Islands)as at 1 July 2007. It represents this species' final layer as part of the Natural Heritage Management Strategy of the Department of Conservation. Spatial and textual data were collected at the...

This dataset represents the terrestrial distribution of Wapiti (Cervus elephus nelsoni) in New Zealand (mainland New Zealand and Chatham Islands) as at 1 July 2007. It represents this species' final layer as part of the Natural Heritage Management Strategy of the Department of Conservation. Spatial and textual data were collected at the Area level by...

This dataset represents the terrestrial distribution of Weasel (Mustela nivalis vulgaris) in New Zealand (mainland New Zealand and Chatham Islands) as at 1 July 2007. It represents this species' final layer as part of the Natural Heritage Management Strategy of the Department of Conservation. Spatial and textual data were collected at the Area level by...

This dataset represents the terrestrial distribution of Sika Deer (Cervus nippon) in New Zealand (mainland New Zealand and Chatham Islands) as at 1 July 2007. It represents this species' final layer as part of the Natural Heritage Management Strategy of the Department of Conservation. Spatial and textual data were collected at the Area level by Department...

This dataset represents the terrestrial distribution of Sambar deer (Cervus unicolor unicolor) in New Zealand (mainland New Zealand and Chatham Islands) as at 1 July 2007. It represents this species' final layer as part of the Natural Heritage Management Strategy of the Department of Conservation. Spatial and textual data were collected at the Area level...

This dataset represents the terrestrial distribution of Rusa Deer (Cervus timorensis) in New Zealand (mainland New Zealand and Chatham Islands) as at 1 July 2007. It represents this species' final layer as part of the Natural Heritage Management Strategy of the Department of Conservation. Spatial and textual data were collected at the Area level by...

This dataset represents the terrestrial distribution of Red Deer (Cervus elaphus scoticus) in New Zealand (mainland New Zealand and Chatham Islands) as at 1 July 2007. It represents this species' final layer as part of the Natural Heritage Management Strategy of the Department of Conservation. Spatial and textual data were collected at the Area level by...

DOCs Operational Boundaries - Regions.These represent the administrative areas that DOC organises work within. Each Region has an Operations Director, based at the Regional Office, who has overarching responsibility for the Districts within that Region. *****LICENCE***** This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International...

DOCs Operational Boundaries - Districts.These represent the administrative areas that DOC organises work within. Each District has an Operations Manager, usually based at the District Office, who has responsibility for the work being done in the District. *****LICENCE***** This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International...

Knowledge of, and identification of the distribution of species and communities provides a basis for effective conservation (Leathwick et al. 2008). The concept to recognise sub-populations within species and represent distributions as presented here, and the use of these as a management tool, came about from the identification and development of the...

This is a list of marine geospatial datasets from the Department of Conservation (DOC). Although an attempt to collate all marine geospatial datasets has been made, this list is not exhaustive and data may exist that is not listed. The intent is to make datasets available where confidentiality and ownership constraints make this possible but this is...