OUR NATIVE BIRDS
QUESTION OF PRESERVATION ■ DISCUSSED. ■ • ; . , ■ ' By. Telegraph—Press Association. Christchurch, ■ February 7. At the Science Congress to-day, Mr. Edgar Steed gave an.'address on the pre« servation of our native fauna, which, ho said, was extremely important from tlia scientific point of view.as well as from the popular standpoint.. The present Act with its many amendments designed to preserve bird life, was practically useless as it stood. At present New Zealand sanctuaries were the means of preserving certain species of bird life from .extinction, but the . speaker- was not' certain that .nil the birds placed there 'would survive, owing to the competition.■ That did not alter the fact that most strenuous efforts should be made to give 'them a chance. The sanctuaries should bo made as perfect as possible, and thebirds given every chance. The following resolution was carried:— "That this meeting requests tho_ Institute to combine with the Acclimatisation Society to urge on the Government the necessity for fresh legislation to preserve our native birds, and also to take measures to promote education on the subject in the State schools."
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Dominion, Volume 12, Issue 115, 8 February 1919, Page 6
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181OUR NATIVE BIRDS Dominion, Volume 12, Issue 115, 8 February 1919, Page 6
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