Shooting Season
Sir,—Having had tame pukeko and known paradise ducks as farmyard pets, 1 was appalled to read Mr H. B Barker’s statement that such tameness is a crime carrrying the death penalty. Those people with native waterfowl in their back yards are a small minority and many people in Canterbury seldom see a pukeko or a paradise duck. Where either species still survives in some districts, »tey are one of the few native birds remaining. Because any creature is being shot elsewhere, and Is not though’ to be in danger of extinction, seem poor excuses for destruction in areas where most people prefer them alive. A perusal of the Wildlife Act reveals the duties and function*- of acclimatisation societies, but action to prevent native birds becoming tame does not appear to be mentioned.—Yours, etc., MAI-MAI. May 11, 1968.
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Press, Volume CVIII, Issue 31678, 14 May 1968, Page 16
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