明确“特别利益猎群”(HOSI)法律定位法案正式通过

新西兰狩猎与渔业部长James Meager欢迎《狩猎动物委员会(特别利益猎群)修正法案》(Game Animal Council (Herds of Special Interest) Amendment Bill)今天在国会通过三读,为国家公园内“特别利益猎群”(Herd of Special Interest,简称 HOSI)的管理提供了明确的法律依据。
该法案明确规定,对于已被指定为特别利益猎群(HOSI)的国家公园引入物种,不再要求必须将其彻底消灭。
James Meager表示,这是一项幅度不大但意义重大的法律修订,旨在确保有关指定HOSI的法律规定更加明确,不存在歧义。
他说:
“《国家公园法》要求尽可能‘消灭(exterminate)’外来引入动物,这一规定可能与设立HOSI制度的目的存在冲突。HOSI制度的目标是在保障自然保护成果的同时,对猎物动物进行科学管理,以支持合法狩猎活动。”
他指出:
“《狩猎动物委员会法》原本就设想允许在国家公园内设立HOSI。这项法案的通过,为所有相关方提供了明确性和法律确定性。同时,它仍然要求所有HOSI必须符合新西兰整体自然保护框架,包括保护本土栖息地和自然景观等要求。”
James Meager表示,HOSI制度是管理新西兰保护区内鹿(deer)、**塔尔羊(tahr)**及其他具有狩猎价值的外来物种的重要工具。
他说:
“通过依托猎人主导的保育组织,我们能够把鹿群数量控制在更加健康、可持续的水平,同时更有效地保护新西兰的生物多样性。”
部长特别赞扬多个狩猎保育团体长期参与生态保护工作,例如:
- Fiordland Wapiti Foundation
- Central North Island Sika Foundation
他说,这些组织不仅参与管理猎群,还承担了大量捕兽、步道维护等工作,并协助控制危害新西兰本土鸟类的外来掠食动物。
James Meager还感谢所有在国会环境委员会(Environment Select Committee)审议过程中提交意见的公众。
他表示:
“我预计将在近期就是否正式将**锡卡鹿(Sika deer)和瓦皮蒂鹿(Wapiti deer,又称北美马鹿)**指定为新西兰首批‘特别利益猎群(HOSI)’作出决定。”
什么是“HOSI”?
**特别利益猎群(Herd of Special Interest,HOSI)**是新西兰《狩猎动物委员会法》设立的一项管理制度,允许政府对部分具有狩猎价值的外来大型动物(如鹿、塔尔羊等)实施长期、有计划的种群管理,而非一味全面扑杀。
HOSI制度的目标是在以下几方面取得平衡:
- 维护生态环境和本土生物多样性;
- 将猎物种群控制在可持续水平;
- 保留优质猎群资源,支持狩猎旅游和户外运动;
- 发挥猎人及民间保育组织参与生态管理的作用。
此次法案通过后,未来在符合生态保护要求的前提下,国家公园内部分猎群将可依法长期保留并进行科学管理,而不再面临必须全面清除的法律要求。
Hunting and Fishing Minister James Meager is welcoming the passing of legislation to clarify how a Herd of Special Interest (HOSI) operates in a national park.
The Game Animal Council (Herds of Special Interest) Amendment Bill passed its third reading in Parliament today, ensuring there is no requirement to exterminate valued introduced species that have been designated as a HOSI in a national park.
Mr Meager says it represents a minor but important change to ensure the legislation for designating a HOSI is clear and unambiguous.
“The National Parks Act’s requirement to ‘exterminate’ introduced animals as far as possible was potentially at odds with the purpose of designating a HOSI, which is to manage game animals for hunting purposes while preserving conservation outcomes,” Mr Meager says.
“The Game Animal Council Act always intended for a HOSI to be allowed in national parks. This passing of this legislation provides clarity and certainty for all involved. It retains the requirements for a HOSI to be consistent with New Zealand’s wider conservation framework, including the preservation of indigenous habitats and natural features.
“HOSIs are another tool to effectively and sustainably manage deer, tahr, and other valued introduced species on our conservation estate. By utilising hunter-led conservation groups we can manage deer numbers down to healthier, sustainable herd levels, while better protecting our biodiversity.
“Groups like the Fiordland Wapiti Foundation and the Central North Island Sika Foundation undertake significant trapping and track maintenance, helping to control dangerous predators which kill our native birds.
“I thank all members of the public who gave their views on the Bill at the Environment Select Committee process.
“I expect to make decisions on whether to formally designate sika and wapiti deer as New Zealand’s first Herds of Special Interest in the near future.”

