Genetics is so important in the wild...lol
in 1905 the chatams had eaten all the wild Weka so 12 birds were sent to the chatams as a gift from the population of canterbury
Since that time and despite continued harvesting the population is now estimated at 60000
two populations have been returned to the canterbury area with 14 birds and 14 birds repectively being brought back the last in 2005, as the east coast buff weka is now extinct on the mainland
the prodgeny from these birds is what rodger is talking about farming
reef is right they taste nice but are an aquired taste...much like mutton birds...hint hint reef.
but I still prefer tegal tree top or other wise
there are how ever more clinical endagered birds in the area such as the chatam wood pidgeon and the chatam snipe and rock wren
as for your comments about genetics tell that to ol blue and for those of you who are wondering about how I got this info I was on the recovery team for these birds and several others and I continue to be involved with this program and several others.
the worst thing about cooking weka is that they defend them selves by shitting and running...ever been covered in weka defication...I would not recomend it
lets now talk about the 11 chamois release around 1911 that made up the 100000 that now roam or the 7 hymalain thar released in 1907 that are so critically endangered in their homelands that we shoot them and leave the carcase to rot.
how about perhaps the fact that the arapawa goat and pig is near extinction because doc cull them to 100 animals every year but they have been id'd as having genetically unique dna and are prbbably the oldest purest domesticated animals in the world much like the auckland island cattle...oh thats right they were shot to death in 99 by DOC cullers. sorry oh well another unique animal gone