The media attention is back on the Department of Conservation’s (DOC) biggest ever aerial 1080 drop in an effort to battle rats […]
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BRIEFING: Predator plague, beech mast and 1080
The largest 1080 predator control operation ever attempted in New Zealand will be carried out in Kahurangi National Park later […]
Continue reading1080 and the Battle for Our Birds – experts respond
The Government is launching New Zealand’s largest-ever species protection programme, increasing the use of aerial 1080 to control pests and […]
Continue readingMore 1080 needed to save native birds and plants – Environment Commissioner
The Parliamentary Commissioner for the Environment says DOC should use more 1080 poison in pest control. The Commissioner, Dr Jan […]
Continue readingResearch ‘filling the gaps’ on 1080
A recent University of Otago study into the effects of a 1080 poison operation challenges claims about the negative impacts […]
Continue readingEnd debate on 1080 – NZ Herald Editorial
An editorial in today’s New Zealand Herald acknowledges the shortcomings of 1080 but ultimately recognises the findings of the comprehensive […]
Continue reading1080 report ‘correct on the science’
This morning, Parliamentary Commissioner for the Environment Jan Wright released a report examining the use of 1080 (sodium monofluoroacetate) for […]
Continue reading1080 report lands pest control back in the headlines
A comprehensive report advocating the use of 1080 poison to control pest population and protect native species is rekindling media […]
Continue readingNewsletter digest: Terminations, 1080 alternatives and Reel Science
Women face long wait for abortions New Zealand women seeking an abortion can expect to wait an average of 25 […]
Continue readingMedia coverage: 1080 replacement 6 years away
Researchers looking into a replacement for the poison 1080 (currently used to control the possum and other pest populations) say […]
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