Thread: Tahr cull doc betrayal

Originally Posted by Maxx

Without being familiar with the landscape around Tahr management, I suspect the most effective (and perhaps only?) recourse available will be to see if this recent cull breaches the Tahr Plan, and the associated annual control plans that (used to be?) published?

The target is a population of 10,000 Tahr

Originally Posted by Tahr

The target is a population of 10,000 Tahr

Can those paper pushers count that high? I mean they are smart enough to not need to use their fingers but not smart enough to see the value of these animals to NZ. My understanding is this is the only place you can hunt Tahr in the world, and that their presence in their original habitat is threatened.

How will Doc react if Tahr become an endangered animal in their original habitats? I mean to say its not like they are eating our bird life and threatening our native species.....

Originally Posted by timattalon

How will Doc react if Tahr become an endangered animal in their original habitats?

I doubt DOC will have any official reaction, their only concern is saving the rather dull indigenous wildlife which is native to these islands.

Tahr hunting is so far away from me that it might as well be big game hunting in the Serengeti. However, this thread makes me feel sad and angry that such a wonderful resource is being wasted.

I’ve said it before, and I’ll say it again. Until tahr (and others) get game animal status, you are pissing in the wind. We might as well be talking about rats and mice as far as DOC goes.

Originally Posted by Tahr

The target is a population of 10,000 Tahr

Assuming for the moment that level has been exceeded ( and you'd suspect its further mediated by density requirements in different areas??) you'd also expect that plan to prescribe the mechanisms required to initiate S&D work by DoC?

Perhaps I should read it ........