Category: Aerial 1080

West Coast 1080 operation deemed a success by pest controllers

7/6/2019

Possum numbers in the West Coast's Perth River Valley area have potentially reduced from roughly 10,000 to just 30 after a new technique was used in a 1080 operation.

Zero Invasive Predators (ZIP) is in charge of the operation in the Perth River Valley area in South Westland. The operation is halfway through and has involved the deployment of 4 kilograms of 1080 per hectare so far.

DOC gearing up for Kahurangi National Park 1080 drop to hit rats

2/5/2019

An aerial drop of 1080 is set for a large area of the Kahurangi National Park to control a booming rat population.

This year's beech mast, or heavy seed production, is expected to lead to a heavy breeding season for rats taking advantage of the abundant food source.

More deer encountered after 1080 drops

24/3/2019

In an unexpected result, scientists encountered more deer in South Westland forest blocks after 1080 drops than before the drops.

They also encountered and saw the same numbers of deer in 1080 drop zones as they did in zones where 1080 was not dropped.

DoC attributes Mokaihaha rat eradication to three-tonne 1080 drop

2/3/2019

The Department of Conservation is attributing the reduction of rat numbers in the Mokaihaha Ecological Area, southwest of Rotorua, to a three-tonne 1080 aerial drop.

1080 drop in Hunua Ranges leads to record low predator population

27/2/2019

Native birds are thriving in Auckland's Hunua Ranges following a 1080 drop that has decimated the rat and possum population, Auckland Council says.

The aerial application of 1080 across 22,000 hectares of forest in late 2018 was conducted by the council in partnership with the Department of Conservation.

Project Crimson thank 1080 for saving precious pōhutukawa

17/1/2019

For more than 30 years Project Crimson has led efforts to save New Zealand's pōhutukawa and rātā trees, which were on the point of extinction in the 1980s.

Now, the organisation is supporting the use of 1080 to control the introduced animal pests that it says are wreaking havoc on the country's unique biodiversity.

Aerial 1080 boosts native bird numbers - report

21/12/2018

New Zealand's native birds are reaping the benefits of aerial 1080 operations.

EPA to investigate 1080 drop which killed eight cattle

12/12/2018

The Environmental Protection Authority will investigate a 1080 drop which left eight cattle dead in the Waikato.

Hope for kiwi comeback from 1080 project

19/11/2018

The first western Fiordland 1080 project will start mid-next year in the hope of bringing the stoat-ridden area's kiwi back from the brink.

Mike Finlayson: 1080 doesn't poison water

9/10/2018

Northland regional councillor Mike Finlayson demonstrated his belief that 1080 does not poison water in graphic fashion last week when he, a member of the council's biosecurity team and about a dozen 1080 opponents went into Russell State Forest following the aerial application of 1080 earlier in the week.