File:Red deer memorial, Lindis Pass, New Zealand.jpg

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English: A roadside memorial commemorating the release of red deer in New Zealand. It reads: "THIS MONUMENT COMMEMORATES THE CENTENARY OF THE FIRST LIBERATION OF IN OTAGO IN MARCH 1871. THE DEER WERE PRESENTED TO THE OTAGO ACCLIMATISATION SOCIETY BY THE 11th EARL OF DALHOUSIE OF BRECHEN IN SCOTLAND AND SHIPPED TO PORT CHALMERS ON THE CITY OF DUNEDIN AND THE WARRIOR QUEEN. SEVEN DEER WERE LIBERATED IN THIS AREA AFTER BEING SHIPPED TO OAMARU IN THE PADDLE STEAMER WALLACE AND TRANSPORTED OVER THE LINDIS PASS BY BULLOCK WAGON. THESE DEER FORMED THE BASIS OF THE WORLD RENOWNED OTAGO SOUTH WESTLAND RED DEER HERD. ERECTED BY THE NEW ZEALAND DEERSTALKERS ASSOCIATION INC. NORTH OTAGO BRANCH 1971"
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