Steady she goes wrote: NZ uses 90% of the worlds 1080 supply, 1080 being banned in USA. |
1080 poison is made by the Tull Chemical Company in Alabama, in the United States, and is banned by most of the world.
In New Zealand, the poison is manufactured into pellets by Animal Control Products Ltd (ACP), a Crown-owned company, which manufactures more than 90 per cent of the pesticide formulations containing 1080 used inNew Zealand.
ACP LTD.. is a Crown owned company which manufactures more than 90% of the pesticide formulations containing 1080 used in NZ.
The US Government has classified 1080 as a 'super poison'....
The NZ Government drops it from the sky by the tonnes.
APC has a manufacturing site in Whanganui.
Shilo wrote: I would much prefer 1080 not to be used. But what's the alternative? Trapping and bait stations (inc the gas powered trap) do work but are expensive and can only be used in friendly terrain. If all the spots that are accessible are pest free then those pests in the inaccessible areas will just move back into the pest free areas. 1080 is an option that can be used no matter what the terrain is. The Pest Free NZ that is currently being promoted is impossible. To do so then all possums, stoats, rats, cats etc in both inaccessible areas and urban areas will need to be eradicated. As stated earlier, all other countries with pest problems have native mammals that would be effected by 1080 more then NZ birds are. We don't have native mammals. Same goes for trout - I love fly fishing but trout is not a native and thus is regarded by some as a pest (not by me) and wouldn't be a high priority to protect. Best solution would be a marsupial and a rodent specific virus but that would have to be created and there would be the great GE debate....... |
cirrus wrote: Tree that attracts Tuis here is Prunus Campanulata. (Taiwan cherry) Also a very common street tree. Has deep pink-cerise bell shaped flowers-similar shape to Kowhai,and are dripping with honey which Tuis love. |
cirrus wrote: Right now there may not be a known alternative. Have heard that a small percentage of target pests are not hit by 1080 and rebuild populations. Is it possible that a 1080 resistant strain of pests could emerge. Same with the virus option. There will always be a small percentage that are virus immune,and they could breed into a virus resistant strain., But one thing that puzzles me is this. Currently living in the center of Auckland. In our garden yesterday i counted 17 Tuis all feeding at the same time on nectar from a flowering tree. Here we have some native birds & self introduced birds all the time. Grey Warbler,fantail,Tui,kingfisher,lots of white eyes,welcome swallows,and plenty of introduced birds ,thrush ,blackbird,starlings sparrows ,various species of finch etc. Yet there are also plenty of rats,cats,some wild,and the odd possum. Despite this the bird population is healthy. What is the factor that allows this in the presence of known predators. ? Is it more abundant food supply.? |
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