Mike D@piefed.social to Showerthoughts@lemmy.worldEnglish · 4 months agoI've never been in a situation where me having a gun would have made things bettter.message-squaremessage-square271fedilinkarrow-up1299arrow-down137
arrow-up1262arrow-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 · 4 months agomessage-square271fedilink
minus-squarequpada@fedia.iolinkfedilinkarrow-up6·4 months 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-up1·4 months 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.