Black-billed Gull Colony
On the way from Oamaru to Christchurch was a large Black-billed Gull colony. More than a thousand of these gulls were there. The gulls are not popular among some people in the area, and a man was prosecuted a number of years ago for driving an all-terrain vehicle through the colony, destroying nests, eggs, and birds. Some birders recorded the act on video, and the man was given a hefty fine. Another man asked the local government if it was okay to poison birds, and they were just about to grant it until people learned that he wanted to poison the gull colony.
Black-billed Gull Colony
On the way from Oamaru to Christchurch was a large Black-billed Gull colony. More than a thousand of these gulls were there. The gulls are not popular among some people in the area, and a man was prosecuted a number of years ago for driving an all-terrain vehicle through the colony, destroying nests, eggs, and birds. Some birders recorded the act on video, and the man was given a hefty fine. Another man asked the local government if it was okay to poison birds, and they were just about to grant it until people learned that he wanted to poison the gull colony.