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Funding new high tech traps will reduce the need for 1080 poison, says New Zealand First.
On Thursday, Minister of Conservation Eugenie Sage announced $3.5 million has been invested in developing five new trapping devices.
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The case is building for the Government to take a serious look at the role genetic technologies could play in New Zealand - even replacing the controversial use of 1080.
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.
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. DoC has confirmed to Newshub there was no 1080 poison in the dead birds left by protesters on the steps of Parliament several weeks ago.
The Department of Conservation has initiated an independent review of a 1080 drop in which cows were killed.
DoC says it is taking the "extraordinary step" to provide public confidence in its operations. Rules changes will see a nationally-coordinated approach to dropping 1080 poison in conservation areas, Environment Minister Nick Smith has announced.
The new regulations, approved under the Resource Management Act, would see a uniform set of rules applied for the use of the controversial poison. |
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