No Thar, Thanks
Forest and Bird researcher, Christchurch
GEOFF KEEY
John Dyer is wrong to suggest that eradication of thar from New Zealand would contravene the Convention on Biological Diversity (Forest & Bird, November 2001). The Convention requires New Zealand to ‘control or eradicate those alien species which threaten ecosystems, habitats or species. Thar threaten alpine ecosystems. If thar in New Zealand were needed for re-establishment in the Himalayas, then these animals should be managed beyond New Zealand’s conservation lands, rather than compromising New Zealand’s internationally recognised alpine plants. Forest and Bird shares Mr Dyer’s concerns about the impact of sheep grazing. In the ongoing review of land tenures in the high country, Forest and
Bird is actively seeking the retirement of such lands and their transfer as protected areas under the Department of Conservation.
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Forest and Bird, Issue 303, 1 February 2002, Page 3
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