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DOC seeking information on Whangateau shooting
Kākā are already threatened by loss of habitat and introduced predators. Photo, Sarah Stirrup and DOC.
The Department of Conservation is investigating a fatal shooting of a kākā parrot in Whangateau, which it says is the latest in a spate of attacks on native wildlife.
The juvenile kākā, believe to be a year old, was found injured but alive by a DOC staff member who had been alerted by a member of the public in May.
Despite best efforts, the bird had to be euthanised. A necropsy found that a slug bullet had been lodged in its left leg while its right leg was completely fractured.
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Photo: Tomas Sobek / 123rf
The Department of Conservation (DOC) initially found the bird alive on 13 May after it was shot in Whangateau on Auckland s northeast coast.
DOC said it later had to euthanise the bird despite best attempts to help it recover.
Upon further examination, a firearm slug was found lodged in the bird s left leg, with its right leg completely fractured. DOC is appealing to the public for any information on the attack.
It follows similar attacks on wildlife using slug guns over the past three months, including the death of eight gannets in March at the Muriwai gannet colony, and the shooting of a tūī, north of Auckland.