Destruction of Shags
Sir, —In an apparently officially inspired article headed “Hawks and Shags," the' Hon. W. E. Parry directs attention to alleged killing of trout by shags, without in any manner indicating the species of shag referred to. Such statements are apt to lead the public to believe that all species of shags attack trout, and thus they feel incited to kill till shags, including protected species which do not frequent rivers. Included in these absolutely protected shags is the rare spotted shag, which is not structurally equipped to swallow a trout, and which has paid a heavy penally, as the result of sweeping statements such as the one in the article referred to. Such remarks cannot be regarded seriously by those who expect research to be accurately conducted by people competent to analyse stomachic contents and give the credit or discredit as the case may he to the species concerned. —Yours, etc., E. V. SANDERSON, President. Forest and Bird Protection Society.
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Poverty Bay Herald, Volume LXV, Issue 19666, 25 June 1938, Page 18
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