Kapiti Island

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)