ACCLIMATISATION MATTERS.
' PBS I BIBS ASSOCIATION. . I PALMERSTON NORTH, May 20. j i At a meeting of tho local brasch ef i ! the Accimatisntion Society to intro- j I due?, in the futurs aquatic gam* or!i ; birds tr.ati roost in pr«ferenr-e to game ■ ( J making their homß on the ground, on j | ! account of the continuous and increaf-; i i iug depre iations of fwrets and weasels, j \ 'it is stated that Californkn quail are . i 'rapidly increasing throughout the did- t i ! trict, while tho Mongolian pheasant is : j making no [wad way. Io was decidod ! to apply io the society for more birds and opossums t< ba liberated at Kahaterawa. Strong comments were made en the failure of the Society to appoint a ranger, the omUsion leading to wholosale poaching throughout the year. An attempt will be made by the . branch to induce owners of suitable properties in the distric? to consent to their holdings being declared protected • reserves for breeding purposes.
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Taranaki Daily News, Volume XXIV, Issue XXIV, 21 May 1902, Page 2
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164ACCLIMATISATION MATTERS. Taranaki Daily News, Volume XXIV, Issue XXIV, 21 May 1902, Page 2
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