DPReview.com is closing April 10th - Find out more

Banded Dotterels (tuturiwhatu), G7, 100-400

Started Oct 17, 2019 | Photos thread
OP hindesite Veteran Member • Posts: 4,893
Re: NZ'ers and their love of cats! Banded Dotterels (tuturiwhatu), G7, 100-400

MarkDavo wrote:

hindesite wrote:

MarkDavo wrote:

Thanks for your update on the Banded Dotterel and their plight. I grew up in NZ where almost every household had a cat, many two. Now living in Australia for 40 years I've seen what they can do to wild fauna, am heartened at the improving attitude in Australia to cat's destructive impact but continue to wonder why things don't appear to have changed in NZ. Or have they?

No, I don't think things have changed - we still seem to have a 2nd Amendment right to bear cats

We've made progress in some areas, particularly with fully fenced sanctuaries, (Zealandia, for example) and these have a really significant effect on the surrounding birdlife too - though might even be detrimental to dotterels since falcons are more prevalent.

Are the sancturaries privately owned?

I think it varies, Zealandia for example is a not-for-profit charitable trust. Other mainland islands may have different governance.

Zealandia has been a remarkable success, but the original vision has been changed from a down market and rustic visitor experience to an expensive high end tourism based experience.

-- hide signature --
Post (hide subjects) Posted by
Keyboard shortcuts:
FForum PPrevious NNext WNext unread UUpvote SSubscribe RReply QQuote BBookmark MMy threads
Color scheme? Blue / Yellow