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    Quote Originally Posted by Bos View Post
    This reference to eradication is nonsense., We were camped in the Whataroa in March 2012 following a 1080 operation which aimed to eradicate possums. No doubt it was effective; there was no sign of any possums.........or deer.........or birdsong.
    So that "eradication operation" has lasted 6 years and still DOC's propaganda machine rolls on.
    The appearance of birdsong levels is not an accurate or reliable measure of mortality or bycatch. It is anecdotal evidence at best.
    There is credible independant science around the by catch and mortality rates of native birds.

    Believe it or not, there are people both within doc and outside of doc that have a real vested interest and passion for our native flora and fauna. It's not all propaganda and in most cases 1080 does have a real measurable (positive) effect on bird populations.

    Is it an ideal tool? Hell no. It's non specific and imo pretty cruel. But the issue is nowhere near as black and white as it's made out to be, and there is as least as much misinformation from the anti side as there is from the pro doc media.
    gimp, Tahr, Bagheera and 4 others like this.

 

 

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