IR-triggered camera documents possum and rat eating birds

The images are courtesy of Nga Manu Images and they graphically illustrate the impact that introduced predators have on other wildlife in New Zealand. The chicks being killed in this case are thrush. Possums have also been filmed destroying the nests of native species such as kaka and kereru.

Copyright: Nga Manu Images.

For further information go to: http://www.ngamanuimages.org.nz

Category:

Science & Technology

Tags:

• pests
• birds
• forest
• conservation
• possums
• rats
• nz
• photography
• trakabat

[CGNZYR]

Have we not learnt from propaganda films used by the nazi's to get peoples support of the indiscriminate killing of millions of Jews! 'History never repeats' Yeah Right!!!

[TrakaBat]

@CGNZYR that's a very odd thing to say... I guess you don't want anyone to see the killing that possums and rats do in NZ. Your Nazi comment is just offensive and meaningless.

[CGNZYR]

@CGNZYR I have just red the book 'The Third Wave Poisoning the Land' and I am very offended at what our government is doing to our land. I also find this meaningless and the sooner the rest of this world finds out what our government is really doing in raining down enough 1080 from the sky to kill 20 million humans every year the better!!!

[TrakaBat]

@CGNZYR - in 60-years of use not one single person has been killed in NZ as a result of an aerial 1080 opperation. Cars, firearms, lightning and bee stings have killed a large number of humans over the last 60-years. Did the book happen to mention that?

[CGNZYR]

@TrakaBat The book mentions a whole lot more than that! I hope everyone with a conservationist mind reads this book and makes up his/her mind whether aerial 1080 is beneficial to this country.

[TrakaBat]

@CGNZYR - I would suggest that people look at the results of the investigation conducted by the Parliamentary Commissioner for the Environment, Dr Jan Wright, who concluded that 1080 was so beneficial to this country that more of it should be used.

[jazz31162]

Possums are not good signs. One killed my Mom's parrot.

[TrakaBat]

@Pukeko95 - indisputable evidence that possums and rats eat birds. Anti-1080 activists often claim that they don't.

[Pukeko95]

Contrived photos. Think about it. Possums and rat trained to work together to raid the nest and ignore regular flashing of camera. Analysis of wild possum stomach contents in studies have revealed no indication of bird predation. Also, this is identified as a "thrush nest" but thrushes don't nest in tree holes! They build round nests of grass and twigs and locate them high in trees, in the foliage. Why do 1080 promoters and possum haters feel the need to deliberately mislead the public?

[ispytrout]

Little Bastards!