Poisoning Paradise - Ecocide New Zealand - Introduction Part 1
Poisoning Paradise - Ecocide New Zealand - Introduction Part 2
Poisoning Paradise - Ecocide New Zealand - Introduction Part 3
Vote against the use of 1080 in New Zealand by clicking on the following links. We as recreational outdoor users should be ANTI 1080. There are many more sustainable and environmentally friendly alternatives available. Your views count.
Opinion Poll on 1080 - Click here to submit your opinion on whether 1080 is safe to use in New Zealand's prestine environment
Vote against 1080 - Vote against the use of the poison in New Zealand
Opinion against 1080 - Express your opinion against the use of 1080 in New Zealand
Sign the petition against the widespread use of aerial 1080 dumps
1080 Petition - Sign the petition against the wide spread use of 1080 in New Zealand
Read the following scientific appraisal (SCIENTIFIC APPRAISAL) on aerial 1080. It was written by Dr Quinn and Dr Pat Whiting O'Keefe (retired American scientists, now living in New Zealand), and the content within this report was submitted to ERMA in 2007 to highlight the lack of sound and stastically valid scientific evidence to support DoC's claim that "1080 is good for our environment ecosystem as a whole". This report highglights that there is no such evidence available to suggest a net benefit at all, and in fact, it is more likely that there is a devastating impact on a whole. I urge you to read the report as it comprehensively paints an opaque overview of DoC's misleading claims through the employment of poorly conducted science. It is a lengthy document, and be warned, some of the claims will shock you.
Check out the following links and get in behind and show support to these groups with comments, ideas, and general encouragement.
Graf Boys anti 1080 Blog - Support the Graf Boys with their anti 1080 campaign. These guys are at the forefront of the push to ban the wide spread and careless use of 1080 in our environment.
Enuf is Enuf - Power to the people
Stop 1080 poison - Read about the many evils of 1080
Another 1080 Blog - Click here and read through some of the public's comments on 1080.
CHECK OUT THE VIDEO LINKS (below) - CLICK ON THEM TO WATCH
Enuf is Enuf protest song
Another Protest Song - (anti 1080 & brodifacoum)
Clean Green NZ, "Yeah Right"
The following video's were compiled by the Graf Boys in 2007. They were produced as a series called "A Shadow Of Doubt", and their purpose was to visually illustrate the ugliness, harsh reality, and negative impacts to native (& non-native) species from the widespread aerial dumps of 1080 toxin into our prestine environment. A Shadow of Doubt is to be viewed as a prequel to their more recent and profound documentary named "Poisoning Paradise, Ecocide New Zealand" (click here to find out more).
A Shadow of Doubt, Part #1
A Shadow of Doubt, Part #2
A Shadow of Doubt, Part #3
A Shadow of Doubt, Part #4
And CLICK HERE to see how DoC and Forest & Bird 1080 advocates are poisoning our children's minds with colluded information which is based on poorly conducted studies and misrepresented information.
Unbelievable
So which New Zealand Political Party is actually doing anything about it? Peter Dunne's United Future Party is (CLICK HERE). They are the one party that seems to take outdoor recreational users sersiously. I know who gets my vote next year...
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just so i can check it out ...where could I find this 'concerning evidence'?
If only birds could talk
By the way you can find this concerning evidence by making a trip to your nearest doc office, simply ask where the last 1080 drop has happend, sit in the bush and just listen. I challenge you to hear a bird talk!! and dont bother taking any drink just have a sip of nice clean nz water out of one off the nearby streams the 1080 drop took place. Ps I am keen to hear how you went.
If only birds could talk
For many years when I was growing up, I regretfully drank water from creeks and rivers while hunting in central north island areas prone to 1080 dumps. As to what effect drinking that water has, or will have on me is unknown, but I hope like hell that in years to come I am still able to have healthy children.
Everyone has 20/20 vision in hindsight - but hindsight can be too late...
And how is it then, that a poison which kills insects and micro invertebrates (as it was designed to), of which many of our native birds eat (and not to mention larger by-kill such as mice, rats etc that have been known to be pecked at by weka for instance; placing them in danger of secondary poisoning...) can have such an "extremely negligible impact" on our native birds? They eat it, they die, simple. If these very birds you speak of eat any of these poisoned specimens, they are subject to the same fate. Death.
Remember, our native birds don't survive in isolation here, they are equally susceptible to primary and secondary poisoning as are the very introduced animals being blanket targeted.
Selective, more controlled measures are a far better solution than blanket dumps of this stuff. And if it could be done in a way that provides pest contracting jobs and perhaps a fur industry, then why not support that. After all, isn't that a cleaner, greener alternative for this 100% pure nation of ours?
But Break down is temperature dependent and occurs more rapidly at higher temperatures. It takes over 1-2 weeks at 11*c. These were controlled tests they were'nt dropped uncontrolable from a plane!! If it's so safe why does the ministry of health have a guideline? what does it matter!! I'l have to make sure im 100 metres down stream and not 10 metres next time i use stream water!! most streams im near the water is near frozen so the dilution rate is atleast 4-5weeks acording to there paper work. These so called facts are simply not good enough!!, The use of 1080 needs to be used in bait stations and so does poisons like cionide also need to be regulated. Non of us recreational outdoor user's want our babys born with fetuses hanging of the side of there face like the dude of south park becouse mad scientists con the public into thinking poisonining nature by dropping it outa plane's is safe!!! bugger the research.
Fur is now on the rebound again and prices are around the 80-$90 a kg. The government / doc should be poking money into the fur trade to encourage more job's instead of spending that money on 1080 and a couple of companies to drop the crap!
Oh yeah by the way... commercial trapping dealt to oppossums but not mustelids, or rats and only in very accessible areas.
goto www.waiheke.tv
In that particular report there is acknowledgement that 12 native species are exposed to 1080 frequently, 15 species exposed occasionally, and 6 species exposed to 1080 rarely. Of the list they chose to illustrate (and bear in mind they never even touched on invertebrates in any great detail here - so expect the list to be the length of your driveway, maybe even your street), there is a huge proportion of the native species listed well below the wonderfully warm fuzzy 'negligible impact' line that you so clearly drew in the sand yesterday. 90% of species mentioned are flat out at risk of poisoning.
The fact that 1080 kills invertebrates (the wee critters that live in the forest litter, soils, logs, waterways etc), this makes everything that feeds off of invertebrates susceptible to secondary poisoning. Is that not of a concern to you? It is for me.
Clearly this stuff should be banned (particularly aerial dumps) until there is sufficient evidence to prove this stuff is as good as DoC claims it is. It seems this stuff was sanctioned long before adequate risk assessments were conducted back in the 60s - 70s and we've gotten used to using it ever since as a cheap pest control means.
Truth be told, the research conducted has been done in small parts here and there, and only illustrates the lack of research done on the long term impacts of 1080 to our native biodiversity and health and safety of bush users and rural communities in the affected zones.
Either heavily restrict its use, or find a far more environmentally friendly, economically feasible alternative.
(If the temperature happends to be right for it to break down 50% in 2 hours and 90% in 24 hrs, this gives us even more proof that if any animal eats it at this period of time it will have a much slower death than an animal that eats the bait when it is first dropped becouse the potency wont be there, therefore proves that animals endure a slow cruel death, theres a reality check!)
It's a fact that nz uses over 2tonne of pure 1080 annualy, so 16000 hectares (35,200 acres). You can make numbers sound big or small but nz is a small country and thats allot of land each year to poison!!
over say 4 years its 64000 hectares (140800 acres). 80% of the worlds 1080 anualy.
The only time I ever saw a rat in the bush after 17 years was in a hut , possums, ferrets, weasels are seen often and can be trapped , shot or poisoned which is control layed.
I grow my own mate, you can buy them!!
It appears as though most of the pro-1080 research is done by DoC, AHB, Landcare etc with now some work being carried out by Uni grads and postgrads; the very people that either currently work in the industry or uni students who want to work in the industry, so one would assume their peer reviews will all lean towards a similar paradigm. But not everyone is tarned with the same brush - there are many examples of Uni students and people in the industry that work at DoC, Forest and Bird that (discreetly) disagree with current practices.
Given more public presssure, raised awareness, more scientific research illustrating the longterm ecosystem impacts (both negative and positive) of using 1080, I truly hope NZ agrees to implement alternative solutions, and further regulate (heavily) any poisoning operations.
I think in 5-10years time we will be looking back on the last 30 years and cringeing.
Now the subtitle to the 12 year old report you quote from is “ Review and Priorities for Research” its agenda was exactly that ..to review the existing research and identify the priorities (ie holes in the info) for further research. Now you identify invertebrates as being a concern for you, and this report also identifies invertebrates as needing further research. However if I can cherry pick a single sentence it would be..” “No impacts were detected in the numbers of amphipods, ants, beetles, collembolans, millipedes, mites, slugs, snails, spiders, or cave weta caught in pitfall traps after two 1080-poisoning operations...”. For further research on invertebrates I invite you to peruse the Lincoln University site ‘Impacts of 1080 on Taonga Species’. there you will find ‘Invertebrates that eat plants and fungi” and ‘Predatory Invertebrates’.
Now your question (or rather statement) re: How can we be using this stuff if there are still soooooo many questions to be answered? I would like to refer you to a eco-system level report “ Ecological Consequences of Toxin Use for Mammalian Pest Control in New Zealand-An Overview” by John Innes and Gary Barker, two scientists singled out be Whiting-OKeefe for exlemptory research and lack of (in his opinion!) bias. Basically what they say is that the net benefit to bio-diversity (which means EVERYTHING forests, invertebrates, native birds) hugely outweighs any perceived cost.
All these links and more available at www.waiheke.tv
Data taken from teh ERMA website
Blue Mountains North
significant species identified as potentially at risk
Common Name
Long-tailed Bat
NZ Falcon
Kereru
Kakariki species
Yellowhead
Bellbird
Brown creeper
Fantail
Grey Warbler
Kingfisher
Long-tailed Cuckoo
Rifleman
Shining Cuckoo
Silvereye
South Island Fernbird
South Island Robin
Tomtit
Tui
Ruru
Australasian harrier
Shags
Paradise shelduck
Banded dotterel
Black billed gull
Red billed gull
Banded dotterel
Oystercatcher
Black fronted tern
Mallard
exotic finches
Black backed gull
Blackbird
Thrush
Starling
Red Deer
Fallow Deer
Feral Pigs
Feral Sheep
Feral Goats
Cats
Ferrets
Stoats
Rats
I have had the privilege to hunt the Blue Mountains on many occasions over the years. I hunted an area of the Blue Mountains in the middle to late 2000, There was a aerial 1080 drop in this area in 2001, I then hunted the same area in the start of 2002.
The difference was astounding, the plentiful birdsong and graceful fallow deer were gone, left was the evidence of death. Deer bones littered the thick pepperwoods near the hidden streams I didn’t spot a single possum bone or carcass. I’m not saying there weren’t any possums killed, maybe they are better at crawling away and dying in a painfully slow way in better hiding places than the deer, all I’m saying is I didn’t see any. What had once been an enjoyable place to hunt now felt like a funeral home where you just didn’t want to hang around in.
I’m yet to read the latest report on the most recent aerial 1080 drop in the Blue Mountains, but from what I have read they used deer repellent on the latest drop, I really hope that there is a better strike rate on possums this time and that the estimated kill rate of deer drops from 90% to a more acceptable level of 0%. In my opinion if DOC wants to use 1080 to target possums, and that’s what they keep telling us they are doing, use pellet bags stapled to trees or maybe the tree huggers will get up in arms because you are hurting the tree.
For those of you out there that are going to tell me that most of the wilderness is inaccessible to foot traffic and it’s not efficient for people to walk placing the bags this way. All I can say is a helicopter can drop of a person laying pellet bags in a valley it would take days to walk to just as easily as they can drop off a hunter in that same area.
If you place the pellet bags by hand at least you know all the bags will be in a place possums can get to and they won’t end up in the forests water supply.
And that’s my thoughts on 1080
Raise awareness against aerial 1080 dumps - copy and paste the following link http://www.transitiontowns.org.nz/node/2168; http://www.openureyes.org.nz/blog/?q=node/1359
This 1080 issue is not just a NZ issue, Tasmania (Australia) are faced with similar debates - copy and paste the link http://www.redbubble.com/people/cradlemountain/journal/4026557-why-i-pick-up-road-kill-in-tasmania
I say ban the stuff entirely.
And anonymous, hunters play a fundamental part in game management. I'm not saying hunters can do it all on their own as there have been case studies showing hunter's can't manage it on their own, however an integrated game management plan - as is being advocated for by various organisations - is a good start.
The tahr management plan is showing great promise at keeping a check on animals, keeping recreational users happy, and providing opportunities for commercial guiding. The fiordland wapiti foundation is doing some excellent conservation work with the wapiti herd in the wilderness area - culling out red deer (reducing quantity and improving quality) of the wapiti herd. The Kaweka's / Kaimanawas is another classic example of game management where DoC and recreational hunters, and commercial hunters work together to achieve conservation objectives. So hunters do play a large role in env. management.
No..,, actually Maintaining a healthy forest in Wellington’s water catchment areas is the main reason for an 11,000 hectare possum control operation by Greater Wellington (GW) north of Upper Hutt this winter.
Most of the land that is being treated is the forested hills around the Western Hutt and Eastern Hutt rivers at the southern end of the Tararua Ranges.
GW Divisional Manager Water Supply, Parks
No..,, actually Maintaining a healthy forest in Wellington’s water catchment areas is the main reason for an 11,000 hectare possum control operation by Greater Wellington (GW) north of Upper Hutt this winter.
Most of the land that is being treated is the forested hills around the Western Hutt and Eastern Hutt rivers at the southern end of the Tararua Ranges.
GW Divisional Manager Water Supply, Parks
www.gw.govt.nz/Possum-control-operation-to-help-maintain-water-quality/
"1080 is a poison and is toxic to humans and pets, particularly dogs. However, it has been used in New Zealand since the 1950s and there isn’t a single recorded case of a person dying from 1080 poisoning. "
There may be no reported deaths in NZ as indicated below in the "fully story" you link to however there are reported illnesses and known human affects.
Here is evidence of suffering by Grant Philpott
http://www.erma.govt.nz/news-events/focus/1080/hearings/addinfo64.pdf
A Poison Warning from the Alberta Province of Canada
TOXICOLOGICAL INFORMATION:
Sodium monofluoroacetate (1080) poisoning results from fluoroacetate changing into fluorocitrate within cell mitochondria. Poisoning is characterized by a symptom-free period of 0.5 to 2 hours or longer between ingestion and onset of symptoms (nausea, vomiting, diarrhea, and hyperactive behaviour leading to convulsions). In monkeys, and presumably in man, effects on the heart are the primary cause of death. The first symptoms of poisoning are changes of heart sounds and premature, weak contractions. No effective antidote is known, but treating the symptoms is effective in approximately 50% of human cases.”
http://pr-rp.pmra-arla.gc.ca/PR_SOL/pr_web.ve1?p_ukid=3252
Computed tomography demonstration of brain damage due to acute sodium monofluoroacetate poisoning Author: Trabes J Source: Journal of toxicology. Clinical toxicology, v.20, n.1, (1983 Mar), p.85 ISSN: 0731-3810
"The case reported developed an acute brain syndrome, including cerebellar signs, shortly after the ingestion of sodium monofluoroacetate. After insiduous improvement of the clinical symptoms, the patient remained with an "end-stage" cerebellar ataxia for 18 months following the acute intoxication. The development of brain atrophy, proven by computed tomography, is considered to represent a direct influence of sodium monofluoroacetate on the brain and to reflect the unique disturbances in cellular metabolism of glucose."
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Sherley (2004)
"Reports describing human cases of fluoroacetate poisoning identify anxiety, irritability, verbosity, agitation, hyperactivity, rapid heart rate, confusion, epigastric pain, headache, nausea and vomiting, faecal incontinence, respiratory distress, hyperaesthesia, muscular twitches, muscular pain, tetanic spasms, cardiac irregularity, gradual loss of alertness leading to coma, epileptiform convulsions, tonic convulsions, periods of flacidity, periods of lucidity between convulsions, and partial paralysis"
(Gajdusek and Luther, 1950; Peters, 1952; Brockman
et al., 1955; McTaggart, 1970; Reigart et al., 1975;
Trabes et al., 1983; Chung, 1984; Chi et al., 1996,
1999; Robinson et al., 2002).
References:
Brockman, J.L., McDowell, A.V., Leeds, W.G., 1955. Fatal poisoning with sodium fluoroacetate. J. Am. Med. Assoc. 159,
1529–1532.
Chi, C.H., Chen, K.W., Chan, S.H., Wu, M.H., Huang, J.J., 1996. Clinical presentation and prognostic factors in sodium monofluoroacetate intoxication. J. Toxicol. Clin. Toxicol. 34, 707–712.
Chung, H.M., 1984. Acute renal failure caused by acute monofluoroacetate poisoning. Vet. Human Toxicol. 26 (Suppl. 2), 29–32.
Gajdusek, D.C., Luther, G., 1950. Fluoroacetate poisoning: a review and report of a case. Am. J. Dis. Child. 79, 310–320.
McTaggart, D.R., 1970. Poisoning due to sodium fluoroacetate (“1080”). Med. J. Aust. 2, 641–642.
Reigart, J.R., Brueggeman, J.L., Keil, J.E., 1975. Sodium fluoroacetate poisoning. Am. J. Dis. Child. 129, 1224–1226.
Trabes, J., Rason, N., Avrahami, E., 1983. Computed tomography demonstration of brain damage due to acute sodium monofluoroacetate poisoning. J. Toxicol. Clin. Toxicol. 20, 85–
Robinson, R.F., Griffith, J.R., Wolowich, W.R., Nahata, M.C., 2002. Intoxication with sodium monofluoroacetate (compound 1080). Vet. Human Toxicol. 44, 93–95.
Sherley, M., (2004) The traditional categories of fluroacetate poisoning signs and symptoms belie substantial underlying similarities
Really what everyone is calling for is a halt on this inexorable, genocidal approach to control, to open the issue to public debate and explore all options. Is that too much to ask birdscantalk?
PeopleSufferToo
It’s great to see that you guys are finally using ERMA as a resource for research into 1080. As you will be realising it’s a great source of unbiased information and great library of research and documents. Such as this one by toxicologist Dr CT Easton
“The effects of 1080, including the sub-lethal effects, have been studied in animals as surrogates for humans for 40 - 50 years. There are recent publications from NZ researchers as well as a wealth of international literature. Therefore the acute toxicity of large doses as well as the sublethal effects of lower doses are known and these include biochemical effects.
For example early publications on the sub-lethal effects of 1080 are found in the veterinary literature. These publications noted the effects in livestock that have been browsing poisonous plants containing fluoroacetate over a period of time.
Endocrine Disrupting Chemicals (EDC’s) are classified by toxicologists as chemicals that have oestrogenic and anti-oestrogenic activity through binding to endocrine receptors. EDC’s are synthetic chemicals that block normal oestrogenic activity eg: dioxins, PCB’s and DDT.
Receptor studies on 1080 and fluorocitrate conducted and published (and part funded by the NZDA) showed THAT 1080 IS NOT OESTROGENIC AND LACKS EDC EFFECTS.
1080 is classified as non-mutagenic based on the results of 3 standard toxicity tests: The Ames test, the mouse micronucleus test and the mouse lymphoma assay.
HENCE 1080 IS NOT MUTAGENIC AND NOT A CLASSIC EDC.
peoplesuffertoo I am confused as to why you are posting the symptoms of acute 1080 poisoning when you agree that not one human has ever been poisoned let alone died from 1080 poisoning in NZ?
I quoted text from the link www.gw.govt.nz/Possum-control-operation-to-help-maintain-water-quality/ given by birdscantalk
Philpott experienced symptoms from 1080 – so no I was NOT agreeing that humans have not affected.
My point stands – there should be a moratorium on these drops until more research and debate is carried out; and other control options have been investigated.
For example A review of the potential of fertility control to manage brushtail possums in New Zealand. http://www.berrymaninstitute.org/journal/spring2009/weihong_sp09.pdf
PeopleSufferToo
I checked out openureyes.org as you suggested...I'm really impressed that 1080 denial is also being celebrated by people who think that 9/11 was a controlled demolition orchestrated by Mossad/CIA, that climate change is a hoax, that the swine-flu epedemic is a plot by US bio-tech/industrial/military complex and who like to keep up to date with latest in Illuminati New World Order conspiracy news.
what did you do in 5 years at Lincoln University????
The whole thing stinks
Kiwi Party Hails Taupo 1080 Decision
http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/PO0910/S00065.htm
Realism Hailed on Possum Numbers
http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/PO0911/S00324.htm
PPP (Possum Poisoning Politics)
http://www.stuff.co.nz/the-press/news/3097688/Hunters-family-in-1080-battle
so 40 years ago a part time possum hunter who normally used cyanide to kill possums hooks into a jar of jam heavily laced with 1080 poison and dies. If it had been a Coke bottle fill of Roundup would you advocate the banning of Roundup, and given that many hunters are tragically killed every year by 'friendly fire' would you also advocate the total ban on hunting?
My point is that every hearing held to discuss the use and control of 1080, and every pro 1080 group brings up the "fact" that no one has died from poisoning by 1080.Obviously this is incorrect and these groups have not investigated fully the history of 1080 and its effects.If they werent aware of a death that is listed in a coroners report since 1966 what other information are they unaware of?
As for friendly fire accidents and the storage of roundup, or 1080 in coke bottles and jam jars i would be advocating greater training for anyone dealing with them.
But rest assured if someone was trying to spray my drinking water catchment with roundup as they are with 1080 i would not stand by quietly, as i am sure you wouldnt either.
As to water, I quote Zane Cameron ..one of your team...about 10 posts up "Yes of course 1080 is biodegradable. And survey's have shown that it does not keep in reticulated water. 1080 was detected in waterway's for a short period (24hr's) and concentration was below ministry of health guidelines of 2ug/L "
Yes of course 1080 is biodegradable. And survey's have shown that it does not keep in reticulated water. 1080 was detected in waterway's for a short period (24hr's) and concentration was below ministry of health guidelines of 2ug/L
http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/PO0912/S00168.htm
PPP (Possum Poisoning Politics)
Coromandel board votes to ban 1080
http://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/news/article.cfm?c_id=1
http://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/news/article.cfm?c_id=1
http://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/news/article.cfm?c_id=1
oh by the way check out these guys: www.waiheke.tv ..heaps of cool vids, links...the latest one to a Scoop article about some guy who records bird call before and after 1080 drops!
oh and like Jamie suggests check out that Transition Towns link he posted and see a total MAULING of the anti freaks up in Coro. by some guy called everth, Very Interesting!
Associate Professor Dianne Brunton, Director of the Ecology and Conservation group Massey Uni "It is a field where ongoing open research is important. Not all sites are suitable for 1080 or other poisons especially if they are close to human habitation or require repeated applications over long time periods."
Dr Sean Weaver Senior lecturer Envornmental Student Vic Uni "Some of the research that has been conducted on 1080 has been poorly designed and as a result have not been able to provide definitive results to several questions concerning the safety of aerial 1080 operations with respect to non-target organisms including humans."
Doug Armstrong Wildlife Econology Professior Massey uni - "My impression is that the research is fairly limited given the importance of the issue.
Prof Charles Eason, Wildlife Management, Lincoln Uni "More effective, safer alternatives to 1080 for the control of possums, predators, rodents and rabbits are required now to reduce over reliance on 1080 and provide greater flexibilty."
The fact is, we are too gun-ho about blanket dumps of 1080...
below are the extended comments you chose to exclude from your post:
Associate Professor Dianne Brunton, Director of the Ecology and Conservation group, Massey University, comments:
“As with most conservation issues there are no silver bullets. I see 1080 as one tool (of many) in a very difficult fight against invasive pests and predators. 1080 is not the only way but it is very effective.
“The alternative of no control would be disastrous for our native species – rodents and stoats simply wipe out native birds and reptiles and invertebrates
Conservation Biology Associate Professor Mick Clout, University of Auckland, comments:
“[1080] does not persist in the environment. 1080 is a natural compound that breaks down quickly and it is found naturally in plants as a plant defense against herbivores. The compound does not accumulate in the food chain or stay around, making it more environmentally friendly. Having said that, it is highly toxic to a wide range of animals, so needs to be used properly. It’d be a real shame if we lost it.”
Everyone is in agreeance that possums, stoats, ferrets, wiesels and DoC workers need to be carefully managed.
Where our disagreement lies is with the widespread abUSE; blatant disregard for property boundaries; tonnes of 1080 poison uncontrollably dropped into rivers and streams when aerially dumped; the dumping 1080 toxin into our "clean green env"; and the way in which aerially applied pellets kill non-target species (many of which are natives such as tomtits, robins, moreporks, harriers, pukekos, riflemans, grey warbler, weka, silvereye, kaka, kea etc) as touched on in various reports such as:
Peterson et al (1994) Possum management in NZ. Office of Parliamentary Commissioner for the Environment
Spurr (1979) A theoretical assessment of the ability of bird species to recover from an imposed reduction in numbers with particular reference to 1080 poisoning. NZ Journal of Ecology 2:46-63
Powesland et al (1998) Evaluating the impacts of 1080 possum control operations on North Island robins, North Island tomtits and moreporks at Pureora - preliminary results. Science for Conservation 74: 1-22
Powesland et al (1999) Impacts of aerial 1080 possum control operations on North Island robins and moreporks at Pureora in 1997 and 1998. Science for Conservation 133: 1-20
Powesland et al (2000) Mortality of North Island tomtits caused by aerial 1080 possum control operations, 1997-98, Pureora Forest Park. NZ Journal of Ecology 24(2): 161-168
Nugent (2004) Fallow deer deaths during aerial 1080 poisoning of possums in Blue Mountains, Otago, NZ. NZ Journal of Zoology 31:185-192
At the very least, aerial dumping of poison's should be brought to a halt until there is sufficient, accurate, and non-biased evidence to suggest there is a net positive impact to our forest ecosystems. And perhaps in the meantime ground-laid 1080 (and strictly controlled ground-laid brodificoum) could be used in it's place as the lesser of the two evils.
The DoC-sponsored studies conducted in the past appear to be biased; lack appropriate statistical methodologies'; misrepresent findings; and reference other poorly conducted studies to back up their argument.
According to Whiting O'keefe's report, this is a case where bad science references bad science, which has led to creation of one giant rumour... reinforced by more propaganda by DoC and Forest and Bird..
www.waiheke.tv
When the only option is to vote against the use of 1080 (poison) in nz.
I only want to ban aereal drops and careless use of this poison not the whole use altogether.
It seems to me that the only option is to ban it out right or not . Which in my opinion isnt really right , becouse this stuff does work, when used controlably.
poletitions need to know exactly what people want!!
just a thought !
what do you reckon birds cant talk ect.
You have a valid point - to try find some sort of middle ground. And there is a lot of momentum building from members of the public to put a halt to aerial dumps of 1080 full stop. Most would agree that ground based control poses less risks than aerial dumps.
However, members of the public are yet to be convinced of the so called "net positive outcomes" of 1080 in general being used in NZ... The Whiting O'Keefe(s) surmised DoC's indoctrinated studies as merely propaganda dressed up in science.
I still believe this toxin should be banned until there is sufficient evidence to proove it's net positive benefits, particularly when there are other cleaner, greener alterantives available.
Suicides and attempted suicides with people drinking water directly from these zones.
Bizzare and eratic behavour
Many empty cows after previous drop. People devastated from loss of animals. Medical Health Officers uncomunicative. A
I find it funny that big countrys such as the usa and britian have out lawed 1080 ages ago but we still use it in fact over 90% of the worlds 1080 is used in NZ.Anyhting that can kill an animal the size of a deer with just a mouth full must have some nasty chemical in it that must be affecting the enviroment. when agent orange came out they said that was safe to drink as they are now saying with 1080 we all know how toxic that ended up to be.I bet if you gave a doc worker a glass of 1080 they wouldnt drink it!!!!!!!
Anyway could you imagine the massive amounts of animal suffering induced by aerial 1080 drops. Watched a dog die from secondary poisoning. Scared the shit out of us.
If people could be exposed to the sights, sounds and smells of an animal dying in this manner............. well it would make even the hardcore 1080 supporter wake up to this wretched shits flaws.
http://www.unitedfuture.org.nz/peter-dunne-on-1080-poison/
(copy and paste it into your web browser)
I have voted UnitedFuture since they incorporated the Outdoor Recreation Party a few years ago. They are the only ones amongst those turkeys sticking up for hunting and fishing. I can't find any other polly aprt from Peter Dunne, calling for a ban on 1080 So I will be voting UnitedFuture next year, to get rid of this evil stuff.
1080 has to go!!
Jamie have you had a good read of those studies you listed. You have to look at the overall benefits. For instance Powesland et al (1998) it quotes:
"The high nesting success in the treatment areas during 1996/97 (3.7 fledglings/pair) (Powlesland et al. 1998) and 1997/98 (3.8 fledglings/pair) resulted in there being greater numbers of robins in both study areas one year after each 1080 operation than before. By August 1997 in the Tahae study area, the population had increased from 28 to 36, a 28% increase (Powlesland et al.1998). Similarly, by September 1998 in the Waimanoa study area, the number of robins had increased from 35 to 48, a 37% increase."
These stickers come from Kate Winters, I think.
Kate's email address is Kate Winters [email protected] or [email protected]
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