Thread: Is that a pukeko or a Takahe Oooops!

Originally Posted by timattalon

If this mortality is the case, then have they or not confirmed whether the birds were shot or simply found dead? Would the noise of shotguns be enough to stress them out to a fatal extent? Autopsies? If this is the case then perhaps they will need to consider a more delicate approach to pukeko control...

Until we hear the full detailed report then all things are possible timattalon.

I believe the first thing I read about it said shotgun pellets found in birds, I will try and find it. Could still be sensationalism though