An effort to wipe out a pest bird species in Otago may be succeeding
An effort to wipe out a pest bird species in Otago may be succeeding
5 September 2018
The Otago Regional Council believes it's reduced the number of rooks in the district to fewer than 40 - not enough to form a breeding population.
Environmental operations director Scott MacLean says there's been no evidence of any new chicks being born since 2016.
He says it's a case of no news is good news.
Rooks were originally brought to the Otago region to control insects, but are now considered a pest because of the damage they cause to crops.
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