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Russell Mendoza is said to have shot the dogs in cold-blood with friend Tony "Tussock"
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Previously the two men accused of shooting the dogs were identified as Russell Mendoza and truck driver Tony "Tussock" Campbell.
Stuff.co.nz - Stuff 2010
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Previously the two men accused of shooting the dogs were identified as Russell Mendoza and truck driver Tony "Tussock" Campbell.
Stuff.co.nz - Stuff 2010
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Previously the two men accused of shooting the dogs were identified as Russell Mendoza and truck driver Tony "Tussock" Campbell.
Stuff.co.nz - Stuff By FEILIDH O'DWYER 2010
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Tussock grasses Festuca pilgeri, and sedges Carex spp. predominate.
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Tussock tundra showed little response to warming, as some species increased in abundance and others decreased [34], similar to a pattern observed in subarctic Swedish forest floor vegetation [35].
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Tussock shrubland and tussockland cover extensive areas in the north-west and around the Mount Ruapehu massif at about 1,200-1,500 m.
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Tussock grassland species are threatened by invasion and suppression by weed species like broom (Cytisus scoparius), Corsican pine (Pinus nigra laricio), and Douglas fir (Pseudotsuga menziesi).
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Tussock dependent reptiles include the green skink (Oligosoma chloronoton), found only in Southland, Otago, and Stewart Island, and the Otago skink (Leiolopisma otagense), which is found only in Otago and Southland.
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Tussock grasslands are important habitat for birds of the open country like Australasian harriers (Circus approximans) and South Island fernbirds (Bowdleria punctata punctata).
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