Spencer “Corry” Jones apologized after killing a weka, a large flightless bird with “a famously feisty and curious personality,” on “Race to Survive: New Zealand.”
An American contestant on a reality TV show is under fire for killing — and eating — a large flightless bird that is protected in mainlandSpencer “Corry” Jones, who lives in Wyoming, was taking part on “Race to Survive: New Zealand” in October last year when he killed and ate the weka, a bird that hasover large tracts of the mainland. Killing a weka can led to a penalty of up to 100,000 New Zealand dollars, or $59,000.
In the show, which runs on USA Network, nine pairs of contestants navigate 150 miles of harsh terrain in a bid to win $500,000. Competitors must find their own food and water while also racing to the finish line.
“I knew it was breaking a rule, but that’s not important when you’re hungry,” he continued, noting that it was “difficult to be in a place where you’re so desperate and hungry .... and there’s creatures running around camp that we’re not allowed to eat.”The weka is native to New Zealand and has “a famously feisty and curious personality,” according to the country’s Department of Conservation, which says the bird’s “populations are subject to large fluctuations.
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