I say some of Ellen's note - I to want and have wanted
to visit NZ.

What I have heard and seen is the North 2/3 or maybe 1/2 is all
but explored.  Top ridge walk is ?in now?.

But that means the beaches (warmest) are wide open as no
towns are within reasonable reach except by boat.

If permitted - that should be rather wide open and then in the
southern area - islands and inlets.  Such a toy to work and play
with!

Martin

Andrew Grebneff wrote:
> Very well said!
>
> Popular places can be picked clean, for sure. The more visitors, the
> worse it is (part of the Dark Side of tourism). So more power to the
> Bahaman government on this one.
>
> However where collectors are uncommon this is most unlikely to be a
> problem, and this is where pseudoconservation rears its ugly head.
>
> Similar things happen where there are land-based reserves...
>
> And "conservation" of fossils in order to "preserve them for our
> children" is mindless pseudoconservation, but it is not uncommon. Of
> course any fossil exposed is undergoing the process of erosion and
> will not be preserved, but destroyed, by its "protectors".
>
> I'm glad that the shore is entirely public in NZ... no private
> beaches. Yet. But reserves do exist and paleontologists just have to
> ignore the restrictions...
>
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