Drivers kill rare birds on North Canterbury riverbed
Several rare birds are dead after a group of motorcyclists and four-wheel-drivers rode through a colony of nesting black-billed gulls in North Canterbury.
Environment Canterbury chairwoman Jenny Hughey said the motorists killed 10 birds in the colony last week while nesting in the Ashley Rakahuri Regional Park.
“This is extremely disappointing and unacceptable behaviour, and we are exploring what our enforcement options are.”
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