Hunting or harvesting of Birds

Connected Sites: 4

Definition
WHS where the hunting/harvesting of birds by man has been particularly significant.

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Connected Sites

  • Macquarie Island
    Australia
    Inscribed: 1997
    3.75
    5
    0
    Throughout the 19th century the King Penguins were hunted almost to extinction for their oil
  • St. Kilda
    St. Kilda
    United Kingdom
    Inscribed: 1986
    3.50
    26
    4
    The collection of Gannets and their eggs was a significant aspect of St Kildan culture and economy.
  • Keoladeo National Park
    Keoladeo National Park
    India
    Inscribed: 1985
    2.79
    93
    4
    Duck Shooting. The Wetland area was maintained primarily as a duck shooting preserve of the Maharajahs of Baratpur.
  • Vegaøyan
    Vegaøyan
    Norway
    Inscribed: 2004
    2.56
    43
    6
    The Harvesting of Eider down from wild birds has long been a significant aspect of the island economy