WEKAS KILL RABBITS
A gentleman noted for his careful and accurate observations, writing from Otago, states he saw a weka take a young rabbit out of a hole and kill it. The bird later repeated this performance no less than seven times. Rabbits are reported as rapidly on the, increase in Central Otago despite the presence of a plenitude of weasels, which merely utilise the rabbits in times of shortage of birds as food. The time is certainly long overdue for making careful scientific •observations and experiments with reference to the utility of weasels against rabbits in conjunction with the great toll they take of valuable bird life. The casual assertions of a few laymen are of little value and generally misleading.
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Forest and Bird, Issue 8, 1 March 1925, Page 16
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122WEKAS KILL RABBITS Forest and Bird, Issue 8, 1 March 1925, Page 16
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