Muttonbirding
Muttonbirding is the seasonal harvesting of the chicks of petrels, especially shearwater species, for food, oil and feathers by recreational or commercial hunters. Such hunting of petrels and other seabirds has occurred in various locations since prehistoric times, and there is evidence that many island populations have become extinct as a result. More recently ‘muttonbirding’ usually refers to the regulated and sustainable harvesting of shearwaters in Australia and New Zealand. These include the short-tailed shearwater, also known as the yolla or Australian muttonbird, in Bass Strait, Tasmania, as well as the sooty shearwater, also known as the titi or New Zealand muttonbird, on several small islands known as the Muttonbird Islands, scattered around Stewart Island in the far south of New Zealand.
Q3092053
petrel
Concept
Q2729486
shearwater
Concept
Q408
Australia
LOC
Q664
New Zealand
LOC
Q27074605
short-tailed shearwater
Concept
Q27074605
Australian muttonbird
Concept
Q171846
Bass Strait
LOC
Q34366
Tasmania
LOC
Q27074603
sooty shearwater
Concept
Q2436938
Muttonbird Islands
LOC
Q41684
Stewart Island
LOC
Q12353775
Muttonbirding
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diplomatic relation
diplomatic relation
located in the administrative territorial entity