A BIRD SANCTUARY
RIVER TRUST PROPOSAL PROTECTION ON WHOLE OF WANGANUI S WATERWAY A move is to be made by the Wanganui River Trust to have the whole of the Wanganui River declared a sanctuary for bind; life. The suggestion was made at yesterday’s meeting of the Trust by Mr F. Allen, who deplored the action of many river picnic parties, members of which “potted’* ducks and. others of the feathered tribe for the sheer love of killing, nevei even stopping to pick up the trophies. It was pointed out by the members that the bird life of the river was k valuable adjunct lending charm to the general surroundings, and from n tourist point of view alone it was worth protecting. At the presen? time it was illegal to carry firearms on to the Trust’s reserves. It was decided to communicate wit-, the Wanganui Acclimatisation Society on the matter.
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Wanganui Chronicle, Volume LXXXIII, Issue 20106, 27 March 1928, Page 6
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150A BIRD SANCTUARY Wanganui Chronicle, Volume LXXXIII, Issue 20106, 27 March 1928, Page 6
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