{"product_id":"pukeko","title":"Pukeko","description":"\u003cp\u003eOriginal encaustic on wood\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e29x29cm\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e$395\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIt’s nice to pay some attention to a few birds that don’t get highlighted or titled #birdoftheyear \u003cbr\u003e.\u003cbr\u003eMeet the Pūkeko. Pūkeko may be hunted under license in New Zealand. While many shot birds are not consumed, the pūkeko is underrated as table fare. Their blue breast feathers are prized as fly-tying feathers and for use in Maori cloaks.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIn some areas, pūkeko are considered an agricultural or garden pest, as they will pull-up and eat planted vegetables and crops. Pūkeko caused much damage to tree planting programmes on Tiritiri Matangi and Mana Islands until the solution of planting seedlings inside plastic tube cloches was implemented. Large populations of pūkeko may also cause minor damage to livestock paddocks by eating grasses and soiling water troughs. For these reasons, landowners and managers occasionally seek permission to cull pūkeko, either by shooting or poisoning birds. The Department of Conservation has periodically controlled pūkeko numbers at managed sites on Great Barrier Island to reduce their predation of brown teal ducklings. While pūkeko will occasionally attack, kill and eat offspring of other bird species, they are not considered a regular predator.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"studio-reset-encaustic-artist","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":68258053882076,"sku":null,"price":395.0,"currency_code":"NZD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0658\/5987\/9132\/files\/IMG_9656.jpg?v=1794510964","url":"https:\/\/studioreset.art\/products\/pukeko","provider":"studio-reset-encaustic-artist","version":"1.0","type":"link"}