Thread: Tahr cull doc betrayal

Originally Posted by Shearer

I totally agree with having a management plan which reflects the wants/needs of all "stake holders". All of NZs game animals should be managed to some degree.
But a management plan that is not implemented is worth nothing and if the tahr population is 3.5x greater than it is supposed to be under the current plan (which has been in place for some time) I would suggest there is something wrong.

The increase from 10,000est to 35000est over 25 years is actually not as terrible as it sounds, in terms of an annual population increase it's only around 5% per year - natural increase in absence of predation for tahr is more like 25-30%.