Forest and Bird Concerned With Impacts of Dairying
—ERIC PYLE
With the recent expansion and intensification of dairying, New Zealand’s streams are under increasing threat. Forest and Bird is particularly concerned about the impacts of dairying on native fish communities. Dairying is now expanding into formerly dairy-free areas like Canterbury. Without careful management, streams in these areas could end up looking like a typical Waikato Stream — muddy and of low’ ecological value. From the 1970s onwards the dairy industry has spent a lot of effort treating dairy-shed effluent to reduce stream pollution. Intensification and the spread of dairying now threatens to undo some of this good work. The dairy industry is recognising this problem and_ is encouraging farmers to fence streams. But more needs to be done. Currently, on 80 percent of dairy farms, stock have direct access to waterways.
, Conservation Manager.
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Forest and Bird, Issue 303, 1 February 2002, Page 29
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