After years of denial, DOC admits to significant Kea deaths caused by the controversial use of 1080 poison. But while DOC claims the poison is a necessary evil, the truth is that it is simply evil. 1/11/22 According to a Newshub report 28/10/22: Arthur’s Pass Village has an exclusion zone […]
Kea 1080 deaths
In 1979 scientist Eric Spurr warned that wide scale poisoning of New Zealand with compound 1080, intended to kill introduced mammals, was actually killing kea and many other animals. It took decades before NZ’s Department of Conservation (DoC) finally began to monitor kea deaths from 1080 poisoning. Dr Jo Pollard, […]
In 1979 scientist Eric Spurr warned that wide scale poisoning of New Zealand with compound 1080, intended to kill introduced mammals, was actually killing kea and many other animals. It took decades before NZ’s Department of Conservation (DoC) finally began to monitor kea deaths from 1080 poisoning. Dr Jo Pollard, […]
Further update on this as at March 3rd: Probably more than 6 kea have died From Pam Vernon at Envirowatch Rangitikei The said kea will be undergoing post mortems. We wait with baited breath for the outcome, and can likely be sure that they, like the Sth Is North Beach […]
“I USED TO HAVE A HUGE FLOCK OF KEA AROUND MY FARM DOWN THE WEST COAST… By Carol Sawyer ..and when they did a big 1080 drop, maybe 12 or 15 years ago, they completely wiped this flock of several hundred, possibly as many as a thousand, Kea out in […]