Rare Shag Shot
(N Z. Press Association) AUCKLAND, Dec. 26.
One of the small colony of rare spotted shags at Bethel’s beach was shot on Christmas Day. The bird had been shot through the breast. The birds are totally protected and the constant interest of ornithologists, naturalists and photographers has accustomed them to humans as friendly visitors. “They are sitting shots for vandals.” said the president of the Auckland branch of the Forest and
Bird Protection Society (Mr W. R. McGregor) today. “It’s not sport. “The shags live in the pits and holes on Erangi beach at the northern end of the beach and photographers have so gained their confidence that people can walk right up to them.
“There were probably only 100 spotted shags on Erangi point “Most of the colony, one of only two in the North Island, is inaccessible,” he said.
Permanent link to this item
https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/CHP19651227.2.29
Bibliographic details
Press, Volume CIV, Issue 30943, 27 December 1965, Page 3
Word Count
144Rare Shag Shot Press, Volume CIV, Issue 30943, 27 December 1965, Page 3
Using This Item
Stuff Ltd is the copyright owner for the Press. You can reproduce in-copyright material from this newspaper for non-commercial use under a Creative Commons BY-NC-SA 3.0 New Zealand licence. This newspaper is not available for commercial use without the consent of Stuff Ltd. For advice on reproduction of out-of-copyright material from this newspaper, please refer to the Copyright guide.
Acknowledgements
This newspaper was digitised in partnership with Christchurch City Libraries.