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DoC concerned 'mega mast' could wipe out native bird populations in some areas

29/10/2019

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Native bird populations could be completely wiped out in some areas hit by this year's mega mast.
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It's set to be the biggest seeding event in more than 40 years, but half-a-million hectares of forest will receive no 1080 predator control.

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100,000 hectares lopped off 1080 drops

23/10/2019

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Orange-fronted parakeets will still get protection but some mohua populations miss out as DoC reduces the area of forest being covered by 1080 poison. David Williams reports.
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Predator-killing aerial 1080 poison drops planned across the country will be shrunk by 100,000 hectares, and cost millions of dollars more, because of the severity of this year’s mega mast.

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Curious kea at risk in 1080 operations ahead of mega mast rodent buffet

22/10/2019

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People feeding kea in South Island high country car parks have made the intelligent and curious alpine parrots more likely to nibble things they shouldn't - including a pest control poison.

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Rat population surges in Makarora Valley

21/10/2019

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Teams of volunteers who regularly clear predator traps in the Makarora Valley to protect nesting mohua (yellowheads) are reporting catching unprecedented numbers of rats.
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Every fortnight since August Jane Forsyth and Ian Turnbull have been clearing and re-setting traps along one of the seven Forest & Bird trap lines between Haast Pass and the Makarora Tourist Centre.

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Fiordland 1080 drops target exploding rat and stoat population

17/10/2019

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​The Department of Conservation says a recent 1080 drop in Fiordland was to curtail an exploding rat and stoat population.
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The department dropped 1080 in the Arthur Cleddau area and Bowen catchment area on Tuesday.

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NZ's big pest bust: how do we kill the last survivors?

1/10/2019

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Scientists have begun investigating how to wipe out the last surviving pests in New Zealand's bold bid to rid itself of rats, stoats and possums by 2050.
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A new $7.5 million programme, led by Manaaki Whenua – Landcare Research scientists, aims to overcome what's long been a headache for predator-busting efforts – how to eliminate that final 5 per cent which manage to hang on.

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