Eruption effect #5945: bigger antlers?
Extra trace elements in the food of deer in the Kaimanawa Ranges as a result of the 1995-96 eruptions or Ruapehu may be partly responsible for bigger and better antlers, reports the Department of Conservation. At a recent hunting competition weigh-in, it was found that high quality heads were found on Sika stags of a young age than previously. "The extra trace elements and minerals originating from the 1995/96 eruptions of Mt Ruapehu niay still be influencing trophy production in the central North Island, a part bf the country well-knowrifor mineral and trace element d&ficiencies," said DqC officer Cam Speedy.
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Ruapehu Bulletin, Volume 15, Issue 690, 10 June 1997, Page 6
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105Eruption effect #5945: bigger antlers? Ruapehu Bulletin, Volume 15, Issue 690, 10 June 1997, Page 6
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