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1080: Finding the facts in a poisonous issue

23/10/2016

The government's use of 1080 poison has long drawn angry protest from opponents, who push a range of scientific claims about its efficiency and danger. In his new book, Protecting Paradise , Science writer Dave Hansford scrutinises each of the claims - and concludes 1080 isn't the evil it's so often painted as. He talked to herald science reporter Jamie Morton.

'Do nothing' is not an option while these predators threaten the survival of our vulnerable birds and bats. It's literally a ' Battle for Our Birds’.

7/10/2016

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So far we have carried out more than a third of our planned pest control over 820,000 hectares using aerial 1080 and 70,000 hectares largely by traps alone. Several long-term study sites show the cumulative benefits of regular, carefully-timed, 1080 treatment. Our monitoring shows that kiwi, kākā, kea and whio, among others, have better breeding success and produce more young after aerial 1080 pest control.

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1080: Finding the facts in a poisonous issue

'Do nothing' is not an option while these predators threaten the survival of our vulnerable birds and bats. It's literally a ' Battle for Our Birds’.

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