Flora & Fauna of the Mount Cook National Park

On the Ball Pass Trek you will see a wonderful display of New Zealand's unique alpine flora and fauna. Due to New Zealand's long geological isolation many of these plants and animals are only to be seen here.

 

Your knowledgeable guide will point out the many features that set these mountains apart from the rest of the world.

 

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Alpine Flora & Fauna

  • South Island Edelweiss

    South Island Edelweiss

  • Mountain Buttercup

    Buttercup

  • Mount Cook Lily

    Mount Cook Lily

  • Mount Cook Lily

    Mount Cook Lily

  • Large Mountain Daisy

    Large Mountain Daisy

  • Snow Marguerite

    Snow Marguerite

  • Little Mountain Heath

    Little Mountain Heath

  • Giant Spaniard

    Giant Spaniard

  • Alpine Grasshopper

    Alpine Grasshopper

  • Giant Scree Weta

    Giant Scree Weta

  • Rock Wren

    Rock Wren

  • New Zealand Falcon

    New Zealand Falcon

  • Kea

    Kea

  • Kea

    Kea

  • Kea

    Kea