well-read undead posted:

down1nit posted:

I am in SF area OP.

do you know karl, he's in wellington, he's got big hair and really nice front teeth. If you know him you know what i mean. Really nice. Likes thai flavors on his rice.

big scary monsters posted:

i'm in the kingdom of norway, op. I live next to the fjord

echinopsis posted:

hell yeah

do a map screen shot if you got the balls

big scary monsters posted:

I hear you've got fjords in nz too so we're practically neighbours

quote:

Vegetation and wildlife
Fiordland National Park contains the majority of the largest area of unmodified vegetation in New Zealand. The dense forests, often clinging to steep valley sides, comprise mostly silver beech and mountain beech, but also podocarps. A large variety of shrubs and ferns, often dominated by crown fern, make up a rich understory of plants, with the forest floor covered in mosses and liverworts. The abundant vegetation is supported by the high rainfall, but continues to be damaged by introduced species such as red deer and possum.

The park is also a significant refuge for many threatened native animals, ranging from dolphins and bats to reptiles, insects, and birds. Among the birds are several endangered species endemic to New Zealand such as the takahē, mōhua (yellowhead), and the critically endangered kākāpō, the only flightless parrot in the world. The vulnerable Fiordland crested penguin and southern brown kiwi are also almost exclusively found within the park.

The special nature of the Fiordland area for conservation was recognised in the late 1890s by Richard Henry, pioneering the transfer of threatened species such as kakapo and kiwi to islands in Dusky Sound. Conservation work and management of endangered species continues via a number of programmes by the Department of Conservation. The Takahē Recovery Programme ensures the survival of the last wild population of takahē. This unique bird, the largest living member of the rail family, was once thought to be extinct. After rediscovery of the takahē in the Murchison Mountains in 1948, a special area of 500 square kilometres (190 sq mi) was set aside in Fiordland National Park for its conservation, with the population reaching a milestone of 300 birds in 2016. Although the National Park comprises 15% of New Zealand's conservation estate, it receives less than 1% of the Department of Conservation's pest-control budget.

Several offshore islands belonging to Fiordland National Park are dedicated sanctuaries for threatened native species:

Anchor Island - kākāpō, little spotted kiwi, tīeke (saddleback), mōhua
Bauza Island - tīeke
Breaksea Island - tīeke, mōhua, knobbled weevil, Fiordland skink
Chalky Island - Te Kakahu skink, tīeke, mōhua, kākāpō, little spotted kiwi, orange-fronted kākāriki
Coal Island - tokoeka (Haast brown kiwi), mōhua
Indian Island
Passage Islands
Resolution Island - New Zealand rock wren, mōhua, tīeke, knobbled weevil
Secretary Island - Fiordland crested penguin, kiwi/tokoeka, rock wren, kōkako, takahē, mōhua, endemic mistletoe species
Mōhua and tokoeka (Haast brown kiwi) have also been released on Pomona Island in Lake Te Anau, and the Eglinton Valley contains significant populations of long-tailed bats.

echinopsis posted:

we have a place called fiordland

they were gonna call it fiordworld but disney already owned that name


fiordland is very very important. it’s our largest national part and the most untouched parts of the country and in some ways the world

rotor posted:

in bed, op

big scary monsters posted:

there's a zealand in denmark but unfortunately it sucks. no kākāpō at all. I assume they did better the second time around with the new one

Tankakern posted:

second doxxing, norway represent

i wonder which nordic country has the most representation in yospos

axolotl farmer posted:

greetings from the NZ antipode, Stockholm, Sweden.

we barely get six hours of daylight this time of year.

echinopsis posted:

what the gently caress



does this mean in summer u get the opposite

echinopsis posted:

what the gently caress



does this mean in summer u get the opposite

tk posted:

I’m in Seattle.

(people actually in Seattle would get really upset about what I am characterizing as Seattle)

Cat Face Joe posted:

@ work op

fack you posted:

I'm in the actual city of Seattle.

Lum_ posted:

i'm in austin. so many cybertrucks.

Cat Face Joe posted:

here again

rotor posted:

in bed, op