IMPORTED ANIMALS AND REPTILES
Sir, —Who was responsible for allowing an alligator to be brought into New Zealand? Have we not already enough Australian pests? The rabbit, which cost Australia millions for wire netting fences to control it, was brought here, and stoats and weasels, other pests, were introduced to kill them; but they preyed upon New Zealand flightless birds. The opossum, a nuisance in Australia, soon became acclimatised here, and now the Government offers rewards (our money) for their capture. Imported deer have eaten the undergrowth of the forests, allowing rain to pour down unimpeded to flood large areas. They are also a nuisance to some country farmers when they come down into the wheat and other crops, jumping fences. Keep pests out of Maoriland —Yours, etc., PAKEHA. July 8, 1954.
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Press, Volume XC, Issue 27397, 9 July 1954, Page 5
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