Since 1989, there have been four 1080 drops in the Mangatutu Ecological Area east of Te Kuiti. The kokako population in the area grew by an outstanding 700%.
An endangered population of kaka in the Waitutu Forest, Fiordland, has been boosted by a record breeding season following a pest control operation with 1080 toxin.
In October 2010, the Department of Conservation (DOC) carried out an aerial possum control operation over 25,000 hectares of Waitutu Forest using cereal pellet baits laced with biodegradable 1080.
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