The native birdlife in the Mangapurua Valley is some of the best one goat hunter contracted to work there has ever seen - and it's about to get its regular dollop of protection.

The Department of Conservation has initiated an independent review of a 1080 drop in which cows were killed.
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DoC says it is taking the "extraordinary step" to provide public confidence in its operations.

I have to admit to a few doubts.
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In a recent press release about the planned 1080 drop in the Hunua Ranges I ended with the statement, "I would be happy to drink the water from the reservoirs downstream of the 1080 operation."

A Newshub article on the dumping of 1080 poison in a national park was inaccurate and unbalanced, the Media Council has found.
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The article - published on July 12-reported poison dumped in a Stewart Island swamp by a Department of Conservation contractor had the potential to kill hundreds of animals.

​ Damon Rusden recognizes some of the issues raised by those against the poison 1080, but argues most fears are misplaced, debunked and more at home in the fake news movement.

Ardent conservationist Peter Grant was the man who blew the whistle on birds being killed by 1080 carrot bait in the poison's early, experimental days.

Two major 1080 operations intended to kill possums and rabbits in the Mackenzie Basin will be under way soon.
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Ospri (formerly TBFree NZ) has contracted excellent Biosecurity to undertake a ground operation of more than 43,000 hectares in the Mackenzie Basin.

The Department of Conservation (DoC) is crediting predator control work for thriving numbers of two bat species and native birds in Fiordland National Park.

Summer monitoring has found numbers of the rare southern short-tailed bat are on the rise in its last remaining stronghold.
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DoC says it shows a mix of trapping, ground-based pesticides and periodic aerial 1080 drops are working.

A charitable trust is 'extremely annoyed' an old photo of dead kiwi is being repurposed by anti-1080 campaigners.

In 2016, the Bay Bush Action Group posted an image on its Facebook page of around 50 dead kiwi that were killed in the Kerikeri region by dogs and cars.
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The image has recently been used by other individuals and groups claiming the birds were killed by the pesticide 1080.

An aerial 1080 drop in the Kāpiti Coast foothills of the Tararua Ranges is planned for next February after being postponed in spring this year.
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Poor weather prevented the possum control operation over 10,900 hectares of bush and forest between Akatarawa Road in Reikorangi and the Ōtaki River prior to the Christmas-New Year period, when the area is popular with recreational users.