PENGUIN ROPED
Japanese fishermen “playing” with a captured blue penguin aroused the anger of Lyttelton watersiders on Monday afternoon.
The watersiders said the penguin was tied by a rope round one leg. Crewmen on the Asahi Maru No. 2 were throwing the penguin overboard, letting it swim a few yards, and then dragging it back aboard.
The angry watersiders telephoned Mr B. N. Norris, an honorary wildlife ranger ot the North Canterbury Acclimatisation Society, who went to the ship and attempted to take possession of the penguin, which is totally protected under the Wildlife Act However, Mr Norris was unable to find anyone who could speak English and was unable to obtain the bird. Mr Norris then called Mr E. S. Bucknell, the game management officer of the Wildlife branch of the Deoartment of Internal Affairs. He called the police, who went to the ship with an interpreter shortly before the ship sailed. The police obtained a promise from the Japanese that the penguin would be released at sea.
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Press, Volume CXI, Issue 32539, 24 February 1971, Page 1
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