The New Zealand Wildlife Service was a division of the Department of Internal Affairs responsible for managing wildlife in New Zealand. It was established in 1945 (as the Wildlife Branch) in order to unify wildlife administration and operations that were being carried out by the department.[1]
^ abGalbreath, Ross (1993). Working for wildlife: a history of the New Zealand Wildlife Service. Wellington: Bridget Williams Books & Historical Branch, Department of Internal Affairs. ISBN0-908912-43-9.
Galbreath, Ross (1993). Working for Wildlife: a history of the New Zealand Wildlife Service. Wellington: Bridget Williams Books and Historical Branch, Department of Internal Affairs. ISBN0-908912-43-9.