| In 1983 Kapiti Island was made possum-free. This program involved two thirds ground control covering the accessible areas and aerial application on inaccessible areas (around 17% of the island). Aerial 1080 was attributed to killing approximately 1500 possums throughout this operation. Native vegetation kohekohe, rata, and fuchsia rapidly recovered. By 1988 monitored native bird densities had doubled. |  Kohekohoe (Source: Kapiti Island nature Tours) |
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