Kea Crimes
arrears, a BY ‘HE JUNE CASE of the "keanappers" . proves just how vulnerable some of our native birds are. Kea are particularly at risk for the very reason that humans enjoy them — their engaging curiosity. Parrots are especially under threat, as we pointed out in this magazine in February. It is estimated that a third of parrot species (103) are in sufficiently low numbers to cause concern, with a further 77 in grave danger of extinction. Poachers are hastening parrot species towards extinction: in 1986, 600,000 were traded worldwide, but only 20 percent reached their destination alive. The kea poaching case demonstrates that the Department of Conservation must be adequately funded to counter this destructive trade; furthermore, fines must be increased to match those in Australia, where a person faces a maximum of $100,000 fine and up to five years in prison. Gerard Hutching
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Forest and Bird, Volume 21, Issue 3, 1 August 1990, Unnumbered Page
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146Kea Crimes Forest and Bird, Volume 21, Issue 3, 1 August 1990, Unnumbered Page
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