The Department of Conservation is appealing for information about two red-billed gulls shot with what is believed to be crossbow.
The birds have been spotted in Kaikoura with crossbow bolts stuck in their bodies.
The red-billed gull - or tarapunga - is legally protected and considered an at-risk species.
Phil Bradfield is the South Marlborough Operations Manager at DOC.
He speaks to Susie Ferguson.
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