Mike D@piefed.social to Showerthoughts@lemmy.worldEnglish · 8 days agoI've never been in a situation where me having a gun would have made things bettter.message-squaremessage-square283fedilinkarrow-up1406arrow-down156
arrow-up1350arrow-down1message-squareI've never been in a situation where me having a gun would have made things bettter.Mike D@piefed.social to Showerthoughts@lemmy.worldEnglish · 8 days agomessage-square283fedilink
minus-squarequpada@fedia.iolinkfedilinkarrow-up10·8 days agoAny introduced species becomes classified as a pest here in NZ if it either directly harms, or competes with for food any native animal. On the subject of magpies specifically, some regional councils take a more aggressive stance than others. The shit-list contains a few that are frequently a surprise to non-NZers, like hedgehogs.
minus-squareCTDummy@piefed.sociallinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up4·8 days agoThe more you know, cheers for the links! The out-competing native animals angle makes sense and I wouldn’t have thought of. I have to admit, I would not have called hedgehogs being on the list lol.
Any introduced species becomes classified as a pest here in NZ if it either directly harms, or competes with for food any native animal.
On the subject of magpies specifically, some regional councils take a more aggressive stance than others.
The shit-list contains a few that are frequently a surprise to non-NZers, like hedgehogs.
The more you know, cheers for the links! The out-competing native animals angle makes sense and I wouldn’t have thought of. I have to admit, I would not have called hedgehogs being on the list lol.