THE RABBIT PEST.
BECOMING EXTINCT
Christchurch, June 25. “The rabbit will soon be as extinct as the moa in New Zealand,” said Mr W. P. Spencer at to-day’s meeting of the Selwyn Plantations Board, when consideration Avas given the report from the superintendent Avhich stated that the poisoning and trapping of rabbits Avas still being conducted over untenanted reserves, but the present scarcity of skins made it difficult for the expert on the property to make a reasonable living from his catches. “What is the reason that rabbits are getting scarcef” asked a, member.
The superintendent replied that the position Avas due to the efficacy of poisoning operations.
“If skins are Avortli £1 each there AA’ill soon be no rabbits left,” said another member.
The position was due to rabbits dying out from natural causes, declared Mr Spencer, adding that a few years ago on his property of some 2,000 acres near Chaney’s it was a common si flit to see scores of rabbits about in the course of a walk, whereas to-day only an odd one or two were to be seen. “In ten years’ time,” lie. concluded, “there will noL be a rabbit left in New Zealand.”
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Manawatu Herald, Volume XLIX, Issue 3810, 26 June 1928, Page 3
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199THE RABBIT PEST. Manawatu Herald, Volume XLIX, Issue 3810, 26 June 1928, Page 3
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