Thread: Stewart Island deer pose threat to critically endangered southern dotterel

Originally Posted by wtd

. It would be interesting to know how many deer they have shot there. DOC have been forced to take this action as deer numbers in this alpine area are so low, no hunters actually hunt there.

Will the trail camera footage of the harrier Hawk killing three fledgling dotterels at the nesting site that was captured in November 2019 feature on the internet? Probably not. A deer eats one egg six years ago and poses a threat to a critically endangered species but a hawk killing three juvenile birds do not rate a mention in the same article.

I can inquire as to numbers, may not be exact but would be a good indication.

Interesting about the harrier, have seen them over at masons cruising the dunes most trips there.