Possum problem for NZ plants and birds

Introduced possums destroy native plants in New Zealand's forests and reduce food sources for native birds. Clip by the Department of Conservation. More information available at: http://www.doc.govt.nz/conservation/threats-and-impacts/

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• 1080Toxic

[goldenscales]

On Trakabat's channel, the vid starts off saying, "The Government has been making an annual investment of 3 to 4 million dollars researching new pest control methods..." Yet, they and their flunkies the department of conservation still dumps hundreds of tonnes of poison into our lakes, rivers, and bush, parroting the same old crap - it's good for us, our environment, and our native species. None of them even remotely knows what harm this poison is doing to us. Or do they even care?

[TrakaBat]

@goldenscales, it is complete rubbish to say that hundreds of tonnes of poison are being dropped in lakes, rivers and bush. We do know what 1080 is doing, we also care about our environment and our native wildlife, which is why we use 1080 and a range of other pest control methods.

[goldenscales]

@TrakaBat If you add up over the last few years the amount of 1080 thats been dropped, it will work out to hundreds of tons. Do you always discount the 1080 pellets that have been found in streams, lakes and rivers? Of course you do. your job depends on you having a blind eye to the real facts. I personally have seen 1080 pellets in streams and river edges, dropped by helicopters. Now call me a liar.

[TrakaBat]

@goldenscales, your comment ignores the fact that 1080 is biodegradable which means that it is complete rubbish for you to say that hundreds of tonnes are being dropped in lakes, rivers and bush.

[ruby6300]

rediculous possums deserve a life ,you will poison the world in your racist madness

plenty of places where posums coexist round here with bird s and other wildlife .

wthout poisoning the planet ,you cannot turn back the hands of time with poison choppers adolf trakabat

[TrakaBat]

Nobody is trying to turn back time. There is nothing racist on this channel.

[TrakaBat]

@COZMICINDIAN - we are doing an excellent job of protecting our native species in NZ.

[TrakaBat]

Oxyaena, we do understand our enemy. We can't eradicate possums, but we can suppress numbers low enough to protect entire forest ecosystems. They don't build immunity to 1080 because the toxin is biodegradable and does not accumulate in them. They can get bait shy, but this isn't an issue in reality. We've used 1080 to good effect in NZ for 50-years.

[oxyaena]

U dont understand you r enemy. Possums are amazingly adaptable creatures. Did u know that they are NATURALLY immune to snake venom? So, what do think 1080 gonna do? The survivors will have built a natural immunity against it and go on breeding as if nothing happened...

[TrakaBat]

Posts such as the one by gunnaterry illustrate just how little anti-1080 activists know of care about NZs native wildlife.