POOR KNIGHTS.
It is gratifying to be able to announce that the pigs on one of these islands, which are sanctuaries, have now been exterminated as the result of an organised hunt made by the Department of Internal Affairs, headed by Captain Yerex. These pigs have for a long time past been playing sad havoc with the flora and with nesting seabirds. Several spasmodic efforts were made in the past with the object of eliminating the trespassing animals without attaining the desired result. This successful ending of the pig nuisance demonstrates the value of systematic hunting by trained hunters,
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Forest and Bird, Issue 42, 1 November 1936, Page 5
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99POOR KNIGHTS. Forest and Bird, Issue 42, 1 November 1936, Page 5
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