Thread: Time to re-introduce a paying for deer/goat tail scheme?

Originally Posted by LA3LOW

Here is the requested link to the scientific (peer reviewed) literature. Are you still calling bullshit?

https://conbio.onlinelibrary.wiley.c...111/conl.13059

As I said, lead ammo is killing our Kea.

Well, lead ammo is possibly responsible for the deaths of some kea - although if the key source of the lead contamination in back country areas (DoC- sponsored culling) is now not adding to the contamination levels through not using lead ammo and the carcasses that have been killed using lead ammo are now degraded so as to not be a food source for the birds, it would be safe to say that this source of mortality is likely reduced to statistically insignificant. Mortality from other sources of lead is likely still a factor, as I understand it a lot of the building project work removing lead flashings etc is now on a go-slow due to funding availability.

Originally Posted by No.3

Well, lead ammo is possibly responsible for the deaths of some kea - although if the key source of the lead contamination in back country areas (DoC- sponsored culling) is now not adding to the contamination levels through not using lead ammo and the carcasses that have been killed using lead ammo are now degraded so as to not be a food source for the birds, it would be safe to say that this source of mortality is likely reduced to statistically insignificant. Mortality from other sources of lead is likely still a factor, as I understand it a lot of the building project work removing lead flashings etc is now on a go-slow due to funding availability.

Either you haven't read and/or don't understand the paper. This study is statistically significant. RNZ did a recent article aimed towards people not familiar with science literature.

https://www.rnz.co.nz/news/ourchangi...humans-and-kea

Originally Posted by LA3LOW

Either you haven't read and/or don't understand the paper. This study is statistically significant. RNZ did a recent article aimed towards people not familiar with science literature.

https://www.rnz.co.nz/news/ourchangi...humans-and-kea

You sound a bit like a patronising pointy head . But you are quite correct.

Originally Posted by Fat ninja

Doc will never pay $500 for a tail, they try and get their work done for the cheapest they can. Look the their goat cull, the guy who had the most tails is a semi pro hunter and he only had 400ish

Really? Only 400??? Wow must enter next time