Westland forests
Sir,—Your correspondent, Philip Temple, has said that young people on the West Coast are taught to hate in regard to white herons (February 26). They have every reason to hate the bird. It is not a native of New Zealand. It is a scavenger, kills native ducklings, chickens and the rare whistling frogs. Why should the lives of people, or their right to work, be put in jeopardy by a bird that is rarely seen by anyone. It is easy for Mr Temple in his security of a home and job to criticise. The conservationists are putting these birds before the lives of people. This selfish attitude can bring nothing but hate. I am not young and I hate to see so much control of the Coast by people who do not know what they are talking about. If I lived in South Westland, I would find a way to get rid of these birds and save a few jobs and homes — Yours, etc., TED CALDWELL. Blenheim, February 26, 1982.
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