KUKU—NEW ZEALAND WOOD PIGEON. Here again the so-called “protection” is a farce. The law is broken frequently by numerous poachers in many districts of the North and South Islands. These beautiful birds have even been served at meals in some hotels of the West Coast of the South Island. Very seldom does one read of a conviction of poachers.
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Forest and Bird, Issue 55, 1 February 1940, Page 12
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59KUKU—NEW ZEALAND WOOD PIGEON. Here again the so-called “protection” is a farce. The law is broken frequently by numerous poachers in many districts of the North and South Islands. These beautiful birds have even been served at meals in some hotels of the West Coast of the South Island. Very seldom does one read of a conviction of poachers. Forest and Bird, Issue 55, 1 February 1940, Page 12
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