RSPCA says Field and Game Australia’s suggestion ‘unbelievable’ after data showing decline in waterbirds in south-eastern AustraliaThe shooting lobby has called for a five-year moratorium on novel duck hunting restrictions in Victoria,saying it would allow regulators to study the impact of hunting on duck and other waterfowl populations.
The RSPCA has described the suggestion as “unbelievable” given the wealth of data, collected by the University of NSW annual aerial bird survey, and which shows a 33-year decline in the abundance of waterbirds in south-eastern Australia.
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Source: theguardian.com