A contestant on USA Network’s reality series Race to Survive: New Zealand was knocked out of the competition after breaking a law regarding hunting protected species. Spencer ‘Corry’ Jones of ‘Race to Survive: New Zealand’ killed and ate a protected bird Race to Survive : New Zealand follows nine, two-person teams as they fight to navigate 150 miles of harsh terrain in the hopes of winning a $500,000 prize. During their journey, they also have to find their own food and water.
After each leg of the race, the slowest team is eliminated. Spencer “Corry” Jones and his partner, Oliver Dev, are whitewater river rafting guides from Wyoming. They were among the favorites to win the competition, but a shocking off-screen move from Corry ended in their disqualification in episode 8.
At camp, Jones killed a weka, a curious, flightless bird. The weka is on the International Union for Conservation of Nature’s red list of threatened species and is legally protected in New Zealand, according to CNN . The penalty for killing a weka can be up to two years in prison or a $60,000 fine.
‘Race to Survive’ cast member apologizes for his ‘mistake’ In footage from the show, Jones said extreme hunger led him to kill the bird. “OK, so I made a mistake,” Jones confessed after the rest of the cast had been informed of his team’s elimination. “It was short-sighted.
It was foolish ...
there’s creatures running around camp that we’re not allowed to eat. You get into tha.