ILLEGAL TRAPPING OF OPOSSUMS
Removal of game from sanreuarlea and scenic reserves is punishable by a fine of up to £lO, with an additional line of £1 for every animal taken, but these risks arc being ignored by certain peoples who arc removing opossums from these protected areas in the Wanganui district, staled Mr. Nalder. Licences lor opossum trapping may be granted under Ministerial appro', ai. but only lor certain times fft tiie year. The present was not one of those times, Mi. Naldex- pointed out. Furthermore, trapping of scenic reserves is forbidden at nil times.
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Wanganui Chronicle, 11 March 1947, Page 4
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