Cultural harvest. The shooting of kereru was a tradition — if for a shorter time — amongst pakeha also. The large, visible and slow-moving birds were taken in huge numbers, as shown in this portrait of a hunting party around the turn of the century in Nelson. The species was not fully protected until 1921.
TYREE STUDIO COLLECTION/NELSON PROVINCIAL MUSEUM
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Forest and Bird, Issue 267, 1 February 1993, Page 20
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58Cultural harvest. The shooting of kereru was a tradition — if for a shorter time — amongst pakeha also. The large, visible and slow-moving birds were taken in huge numbers, as shown in this portrait of a hunting party around the turn of the century in Nelson. The species was not fully protected until 1921. TYREE STUDIO COLLECTION/NELSON PROVINCIAL MUSEUM Forest and Bird, Issue 267, 1 February 1993, Page 20
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