Roy Edwards' letter shows his lack of education on environmental and wildlife issues. 1400 dead birds were found by people walking public areas of the coastline.
This is only a small portion of the total amount dead and the majority of birds affected would not have been found. Many ground nesting birds such as penguins and petrels died in their burrows or amongst isolated rocky areas, and thousands of eggs and chicks were lost.
And as for ‘natures food chain' - there is nothing natural about the presence of mammalian predators in NZ. They would never have naturally found their way here so they are not part of our 80 million year old food chain. There is very little money spent on pest control around Mauao and Moturiki Islands (they are not museums, you see). A few more dollars to help save two special bird species does not seem like too much to ask.
It is Tim and myself who really care for our birds and animals, not the likes of Mr Edwards.

Julia Graham, Windermere.