DOC error kills rare snails

Thu, 10 Nov 2011 12:00p.m.

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Eight hundred rare giant snails have been accidentally frozen to death in a Department of Conservation cool room in Hokitika.

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11 Nov 2011 10:43a.m.

Dodger wrote:

OK! The DOC screwed! But it is no disaster! I can see hypocrites crying out loud about coal mining. Can you hypocrites turn off the lights please and live in darkness, while waiting for more renewable energies?
By the way, anybody for an escargot sushi? no cooking allowed to save energy!

11 Nov 2011 03:33a.m.

AaronC wrote:

JD Effectively Solid Energy did kill them. If it wasn't for peoples desires to dig up the filthiest fuel on the planet then these snails would be in their natural habitat.

10 Nov 2011 11:22p.m.

cyril wrote:

Cant be that rare if there is, sorry was 6000 of them although if left in DOCs care they soon will be. What number is that that DOC has killed of our native species. Giant snails, Kakapo, Takahe, blue duck, Kiwi as well as a whole range of things we havnt heard of with there poison drops and that is just what we know of but hey dont worry they have there best interests at heart.

10 Nov 2011 09:08p.m.

JD wrote:

Imagine the outcry had it been the mining company that had accidentally killed eight hundred rare giant snails. The Greens would have had a hissy fit and DOC would be looking at prosecuting. Lucky for all concerns, aside from the snails, that it was only DOC that killed them and that the Greens are being so forgiving. Hypocrisy anyone..

10 Nov 2011 07:57p.m.

Gavin wrote:

Should be DOK Dept of Killing

10 Nov 2011 06:31p.m.

nigel wrote:

Idiots!