A feature of the trapping of opossums at Stewart-Island is the number of wild cats caught, showing that they are increasing rapidly. It, is rather disquieting from a bird life point of view as they must account for many birds, especially at nesting time. Onb fisherman stated that he saw one attack and kill a wekn, and occasionally dead wekas have been found with the heads eaten. This must be done by cats, as they eat the heads only on the mutton-birds also. .
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Dominion, Volume 26, Issue 286, 29 August 1933, Page 11
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