ASHBURTON GUARDIAN, Thursday, December 27, 2012
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Take care of our rare birds Ashburton River visitors are being reminded to keep their vehicles and dogs away from the Ashburton River bed over the holiday season. Among endangered birds nesting on the riverbed are black fronted terns, opposite Trevors Road. Forest and Bird Ashburton branch member Val Clemens said the colony, of 80 or so birds, had been protected by high flows along the north bank. “But as the river drops and people have the time, there is a concern they will be disturbed,” Mrs Clemens said. She said the terns were often seen flying over the river. “And it is a treat to watch their skilful aerobatics as
they dive to hawk for insects or pluck a small fish from the water.” With weed encroachment, predation from cats, dogs, stoats, ferrets and hedgehogs, as well as floods and disturbance from people and vehicles, life on the river was “perilous” for the birds. The birds could be highly strung and dive bomb intruders. “If you do see a bird nesting, walk away quietly and quickly. Keep dogs on a lead if near the river, and please avoid areas where there is obviously a colony.” There were other species nesting on the river as well, and even on areas
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that looked empty there were often banded dotterel or oystercatcher nests which were hard to spot amongst the stones. Additionally there were the thousands of black billed gulls nesting on the river in the vicinity of the State Highway 1 bridge, which had already sustained one disturbance from a four-wheeldriver crushing eggs in November. “If you want to watch the birds, do so from a distance and use binoculars. These birds are our godwits. We may not have kiwi, tuatara or kakapo in Ashburton, but we do have very rare species on our braided rivers,” Mrs Clemens said.
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“When you’re out walking keep your dog on a lead and remember, just because you have your dog tied up, doesn’t mean that it can’t get free. It’s your responsibility to ensure that it doesn’t,” she said. DoC Kaitaia spokeswoman Carolyn Smith said the dogs had been picked up by a council animal control officer in the area where the kiwi were found, and had been roaming at the time the birds were killed. While it was highly likely the dogs were responsible, the owner could not be prosecuted because it could not be proven. No one had seen the dogs attack the kiwi and the bodies were too decomposed to get dog DNA from their feathers. Ms Smith said uncontrolled dogs were the number one killer of kiwi in Northland. “Over the past few years, there’s been an intensive campaign to alert people to this fact. Despite this, some people are still choosing to not keep their dogs under control, resulting in continued slaughter of kiwi. It’s not the dogs’ fault, they’re acting out of instinct. “Remember that kiwi can be living in your hedge, in pastureland, even in pampas and scrub on the side of the road. And all dogs can be kiwi killers,” she said. -APNZ
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The discovery of two kiwi mauled by dogs is a stark reminder of the need to keep dogs under control at all times, a Department of Conservation ranger says. The dead kiwi were found on the Hihi Peninsula, near Mangonui in Doubtless Bay, where a group of land owners set up the Whakaangi Landcare Trust in 2003 to control predators, conserve kiwi and restore native forest. Ranger Irene Petrove said a shocked and upset Whakaangi woman alerted DoC’s Kaitaia area office to the deaths, which an autopsy found had been caused by dogs. The dogs were traced to a Hihi resident who was at work when his animals slipped their collars and travelled at least 4km to the Hihi Peninsula. Ms Petrove said dogs could kill large numbers of kiwi in a short time. “Dogs are a major threat to kiwi and other wildlife. It is the owner’s responsibility to keep their dogs under control. Control means that an owner knows where their dog is and what it is doing at all times,” she said. Ms Petrove urged dog owners to book their pets into a kennel when going on holiday.
A 16-year-old is in critical condition in hospital after a car left the road and rolled down a bank on Christmas morning. A 17-year-old received moderate injuries in the crash on a rural road south of Carterton at 5.30am. Masterton police Sergeant Mia Wilton said the vehicle had left the road after failing to negotiate a right-hand bend at the top of a rise on Waihakeke Rd. The Mitsubishi Lancer had travelled down a bank and into a paddock, rolling several times before coming to rest. The two youths were both from Martinborough. The police serious crash unit were investigating, and it was too early to tell whether alcohol or speed were factors. Wellington Free Ambulance spokesman Chris Matthews said a 111 call, believed to have come from a local farmer, was received around 5.30am. Emergency services found one youth inside the vehicle and another walking around. The 16-year-old was freed from the car and taken to Wellington Hospital by the Westpac Rescue Helicopter in a critical condition. The other was taken to Wairarapa Hospital in Masterton by ambulance, where he was treated for moderate injuries. - APNZ
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