Petition on wapiti
, PA Wellington More than 30,000' signatures have been collected by, the Deerstalkers’ Association in its bid to persuade the Government to retain a wa-. pit! herd for recreational hunting in the Fiordland National Park. ■ . (, The petition was organised’ by: the association •in response to a request by the Minister of Lands (Mr V. S. Young) for an expression of. public opinion on the issue. . “It is clear that there is. strong public support for the management of the wapiti portion of the park by usingrecreational and commercial hunting as a control tool teu:’ retain a recreatiqnaF herd,” "the association S£iid. - /& r ?- /• !>■>. •..TFTrrHg
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Press, 2 April 1980, Page 18
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