tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8410034901672583786.post4336608634124718360..comments2024-03-14T10:09:01.537-07:00Comments on Susan's Blog: Planned 1080 Aerial Drop in Wellington’s Back Yard 2012Susan Thrasherhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02311326119473874934noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8410034901672583786.post-60843088189944528322012-08-15T17:17:01.669-07:002012-08-15T17:17:01.669-07:00Catch my latest update (as of August 13) on the dr...Catch my latest update (as of August 13) on the drop in the area here http://susan-thrasher.blogspot.co.nz/2012/08/1080-drop-near-wellington-august-update_15.html<br />Susan Thrasherhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02311326119473874934noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8410034901672583786.post-39899243352975608202012-08-05T17:08:51.329-07:002012-08-05T17:08:51.329-07:00I just attended the Kiwi adversion traing in this ...I just attended the Kiwi adversion traing in this area. The guy taking the course stated that the Kiwi's were doing really well in this area as 1080 is not used that much, he went on to say that areas that use more 1080 have a way worse survial/ breading sucess.Kerry Roilnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8410034901672583786.post-86068940690674938842012-05-24T14:13:44.773-07:002012-05-24T14:13:44.773-07:00Thanks for your feedback, John. It seems to me tha...Thanks for your feedback, John. It seems to me that the use of traps in ANY park area that is easily accessible and very popular with dog walkers, kids, families and the like, is an absolute no-brainer. But I'm not the Wellington Regional Council or the Animal Health Board.Susan Thrasherhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02311326119473874934noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8410034901672583786.post-18331377149613857402012-05-24T03:17:46.925-07:002012-05-24T03:17:46.925-07:00Hello Susan I wish to draw you and other readers t...Hello Susan I wish to draw you and other readers to the fact that 1080 poison is not toxic to dogs it is LETHAL. I refer readers to http://ww1080science.co.nz/pressreleasedogpoisoned.html were in you will read Dr J C Pollard (PhD Zoology)research and tabled information that the LD50mg/kg for Dogs as 0.07mg. That is a 10 kilo dog 50% kill risk factor is 0.7mgs. Rats and possums require a dose 17.14 times per kilo to achieve a 50% risk factor. Thus the Regional Council recomendation to keep dogs out of areas spread with 1080 neither tells the truth of its lethal effect nor informs dog owners what to do if a dog or indeed a child mouths an attractive looking 1080 bait. <br />The use of Self Setting traps to rid the 1080 targeted pests is a wonderful alternative the dubious diversionary spin statement that 1080 is biodegradable is a nonsense when the self setting traps operate so effectively. John Henton, Island BayJohn Hentonnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8410034901672583786.post-30016857175436132832012-05-21T13:10:53.139-07:002012-05-21T13:10:53.139-07:00Thanks for your comment, Anonymous. The sign speci...Thanks for your comment, Anonymous. The sign specifically says "you are strongly advised to keep your dog out of this area...the warning signage will be in place until it is safe to take your dog back into this area. This could be up to six months." It doesn't say anything to suggest that its safe to walk your dog here on a lead after a drop, although I suspect some people will continue to do so. Yes, we are blessed with many bellbirds, tuis and wood pigeons in the area, the latter two in profusion in spring. Tui and wood pigeon are bird species unlikely to be attracted by poisoned bait or carrion, since they favour nectar, foliage, and fruit, so should be relatively unaffected by a 1080 drop. Bell birds feed on nectar and fruit too, but also eat insects. Since 1080 is an insecticide, use of it could have some effect on bell birds, although hopefully not a significant one. Also frequently seen along this walk: parakeets, silvereyes, fantails, tomtits, and quail, and signs say there are kiwi in the park but I haven't seen or heard one. Insect-eating birds such as tomtits are sometimes found dead after 1080 poison operations.Susan Thrasherhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02311326119473874934noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8410034901672583786.post-52198721082016108582012-05-20T16:31:33.128-07:002012-05-20T16:31:33.128-07:00When I walked the Gum Loop a couple of months ago ...When I walked the Gum Loop a couple of months ago I heard more than one bellbird. Thats a good sign when they still aren't found in most places around Wellington. I would much rather hear their sound and have people walk their dog on a lead for a few months through there. A pet is the owners responsibility and if they're unwilling to control them because an area is a danger to their animal then there is noone else to blame. If 1080 doesn't work why has the tui population wood pigeon populations dramatically increased over the last 10 years?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8410034901672583786.post-34913559289845264142012-05-16T19:04:31.313-07:002012-05-16T19:04:31.313-07:00This drop is being funded by the Animal Health Boa...This drop is being funded by the Animal Health Board. There was a good article in this morning's DomPost (17 May) on the Animal Health Board saying they spend $53.5m annually on possum poisoning in their fight against bovine TB. "Our epidemiologist say it may take 35-40 years under current funding but we can eliminate TB from NZ." That says a lot. They acknowledge that there are no TB-infected livestock herds in the Wellington and Wairarapa regions, but emphasize that complacency isn't an option. Now Australia has possums, and they eliminated bovine TB in 1997, having culled their herds of infected animals... Makes you think.Susan Thrasherhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02311326119473874934noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8410034901672583786.post-59066342682239040942012-05-08T17:00:21.048-07:002012-05-08T17:00:21.048-07:00The DomPost and Stuff picked up the story. See Dom...The DomPost and Stuff picked up the story. See DomPost 9 May, 2012, p. A7, and a variant of that story on Stuff, see http://www.stuff.co.nz/dominion-post/news/hutt-valley/6881776/1080-drop-planned-for-Wainuiomata although it's not just Wainuiomata!Susan Thrasherhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02311326119473874934noreply@blogger.com