Bird Preservation.
• cannot defeat Nature. She is well able + A i to care for herself, but man can in his attempts to defeat her, who should be his
ally bring about his own destruction. Thus, if we destroy all bird life or even an undue proportion of it, Nature responds by increasing devastating insect life. Again, if we destroy our forests -Nature replies by washing away the soil from which our food is obtained. A living tree absorbs large quantities of water during rain and returns this to the atmosphere in times of dryness, thus giving us that humidity of atmosphere which makes things grow. Chop the. trees down and Nature responds with a harsh, hard, dry atmosphere in which plants do not thrive. Thus when we say: New Zealanders protect your native birds and forests, it would be more aptly said were we to say: New Zealanders protect yourselves and your race.
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Forest and Bird, Issue 15, 1 July 1928, Page 1
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153Bird Preservation. Forest and Bird, Issue 15, 1 July 1928, Page 1
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