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Kea deaths during Otago 1080 operation 'pretty predictable' - DOC staffer

1/6/2020

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The deaths of six kea following a 1080 drop in Otago were the result of a "perfect storm", internal documents reveal.

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More whio found in Dart River catchment

21/1/2020

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There  is more good news about the number of whio or blue ducks living in Fiordland, after a possible record number were found on another tributary of the Dart River.

Department of Conservation contractor Paul Van Klink and his conservation dog Hoki conducted a survey of whio on the Routeburn a week ago.

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Questions raised over Westport rat 1080 results

27/11/2019

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Results released over the weekend of independent testing of some of the carcasses found in Westport have done little to solve the mystery of what killed over 600 rats

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OSPRI & deer hunters butt heads on 1080

21/11/2019

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​The NZ Deerstalkers Association (NZDA) has made incorrect and misleading claims on aerial possum control operations, claims OSPRI.

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Rare whio killed in 1080 pesticide drop on Mt Taranaki

6/11/2019

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An aerial 1080 operation in Egmont National Park took a big toll on rat and possum numbers, results from monitoring stations showed.  
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But the June operation, carried out by the Department of Conservation, also caused the death of one of the 20 rare whio which are monitored in the national park.

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Aerial 1080 drops play vital role in flourishing private native bush block

2/11/2019

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A private conservation block in the Coromandel is teeming with life thanks to four generations of one family.
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Almost 100 years of care has secured a 4000-hectare pocket of flourishing native bush home to a healthy population of 150 endangered brown kiwi and flocks of kererū up to 100 strong.

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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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DOC opts for more intense 1080 programme after rat population shows resilience to initial 'mega mast' drops

6/8/2019

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The Department of Conservation is concerned after a higher percentage of rats than expected have survived the first 1080 drops intended to battle this years "mega mast". 
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This year's build-up of the rat population in New Zealand forests can be attributed to unusually high seed production, called a mast, experts have said. 

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Plague warning: maps reveal extent of 'mega mast'

1/7/2019

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Official maps released today have revealed the vast swathe of New Zealand wilderness under threat from a plague-fuelling "mega mast" - but officials say response plans can't be scaled up.
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Forest & Bird is warning a nationwide rat plague is only about to get worse, and has pleaded with the Government and councils to increase their 1080 rat control programmes, before a stoat plague comes next.

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West Coast 1080 operation deemed a success by pest controllers

7/6/2019

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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.
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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.

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