Curiosity killed the... weka
Ann Graeme
| THE EFFICIENT and | humane Timms trap is killing possums up and down the | country, but regrettably some weka are falling victim too. | The weka’s inquisitive nature is its downfall; it sticks | its head in the trap regardless of the bait. This is especially } unfortunate for the declining | North Island weka, now a threatened subspecies and the subject of Forest and Bird’s | captive breeding and release | project. | — If you live in weka country, | please try to avoid trapping weka. Place the trap out of | their reach, on a shed roof or | secured in a tree. It will still be just as accessible to the possums.
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Forest and Bird, Issue 266, 1 November 1992, Page 6
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110Curiosity killed the... weka Forest and Bird, Issue 266, 1 November 1992, Page 6
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