Changes to tahr control operations positive – 14 September 2020
Discussions between the Game Animal Council and the Department of Conservation have resulted in some positive changes to where the Department will focus tahr control outside Aoraki/Mt Cook and Westland Tai Poutini National Parks…READ MORE
Long-term outcomes should be priority in tahr management – 1 September 2020
The Game Animal Council welcomes greater involvement in the implementation of the 2020-21 Tahr Control Operational Plan while remaining concerned at the decision to proceed with the full allocation of helicopter control hours in the national parks…READ MORE
Hunters for conservation – 16 August 2020
The Game Animal Council is welcoming Conservation Week and highlighting the great conservation and community-led volunteer work done by hunters…READ MORE
New Game Animal Councillors appointed – 13 August 2020
The Minister of Conservation has appointed five new councillors and a new Chair to the New Zealand Game Animal Council…READ MORE
Valued introduced species included in Biodiversity Strategy – 11 August 2020
The New Zealand Game Animal Council welcomes the inclusion of valued introduced species into Te Mana o Te Taiao – Aotearoa New Zealand Biodiversity Strategy 2020…READ MORE
DOC announces tahr cull at eleventh hour – 1 July 2020
The Game Animal Council is extremely disappointed at DOC’s failure to carry out meaningful consultation with the hunting sector when it comes to managing tahr…READ MORE
DOC Tahr Plan based on hazy science could cost jobs – 29 June 2020
DOC’s 2020-2021 Draft Tahr Control Operational Plan as presented to the Tahr Plan Implementation Liaison Group is not founded on adequate science and is a departure from plans previously supported by the hunting sector…READ MORE
Hunters demonised by government ad – 21 June 2020
The Game Animal Council is concerned that a new government ad campaign aimed to keep children safe online unnecessarily demonises hunting…READ MORE
Wild venison and jobs for Kiwis in need – 15 June 2020
The Fiordland Wapiti Foundation, Game Animal Council, and Department of Conservation (DOC) are partnering to provide 18,000kg of free-range wild Fiordland venison to New Zealand foodbanks and families in need…READ MORE
Perth Valley tahr trial a success – 21 May 2020