Sins of “Collectors”
Even ardent bird-lovers, who also happen to be “collectors,” have been known to break the law in their zeal for the acquisition of specimens, however rare the species may be. Indeed, their eagerness is usually intensified by the scarcity of a species.
Lack of effective supervision on the mainland of New Zealand leaves the way easy for poachers. Even when permits are granted to certain collectors there is not a strict control of their toll of birds.
On the outlying islands, particularly far down in the south, unscrupulous “collectors” may do much mischief. The Whitney Expedition, which worked under a permit to obtain limited numbers of certain species of birds on islands of New
Zealand, some years ago, exceeded the authorised figures. The time is long overdue for a checking of the abuses of “collecting”.
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Forest and Bird, Issue 39, 1 February 1936, Page 13
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138Sins of “Collectors” Forest and Bird, Issue 39, 1 February 1936, Page 13
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