The Press

Anglers are being warned to avoid eating fish caught in back country waters as they could be tainted by 1080 poison.

The Department of Conservation plans to aerially drop 1080 poison across 700,000 hectares of conservation land, mostly in the South Island, to reduce rodent numbers.

The New Zealand Herald

Ban on poison would be disastrous for native birds, leaving only cost-prohibitive methods, warns DoC expert

DoC says more Kea would be killed by predators than through eating poison bait.

A senior Department of Conservation scientist says a ban on 1080 poison would be catastrophic for some native birds. Dr Graeme Elliott, who is co-ordinating fieldwork for the department's aerial blitz using bait containing 1080, said the poison was the only way to control predators such as rats and stoats on a large scale.

The Marlborough Express


An increase in rat numbers has prompted the Department of Conservation (DOC) to push ahead with planned 1080 operations in the South Island.

Conservation Minister Nick Smith announced in January that DOC would aerially drop 1080 poison across 700,000 hectares of conservation land, mainly in the South Island, to curb rat and stoat numbers.