Thread: Goodbye possums, rats and stoats

And the GAC can't get a couple of mill funding, go figure.

Had a forest & bird chick bang on the door last week asking for money, I asked have you spent much time in the back country-no, have you seen an animal die from 1080-no, do you realise traces were found in trout after doc saying that couldn't happen-no, what about the bykill, keas, rock wrens, native birds, etc how does killing what your trying to save work?
The scary thing is she said most folk in the neighbor hood had donated a few dollars, I'll give them there due they are organised

How hard is it to get citizenship in America or Canada?

Originally Posted by veitnamcam

How hard is it to get citizenship in America or Canada?

You have to hurry up else it will take a lot of digging to get past that wall

Originally Posted by veitnamcam

How hard is it to get citizenship in America or Canada?

Piece of piss for me. I'm already a Nuck and have a current passport.

Heading of there for work this time next year.
Looking forward to it. I will tell them your interested😆

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The old man bought his farm in the early 90's and has had a full time night shooter working 5 nights a week from day 1. Over 20 years on more than 60000 rabbits have been knocked over along with hares, possums and all sorts of other little creatures. The numbers of pests is significantly lower than they were back then but they'll never be gone entirely and if they stopped shooting them they would be a problem again in a very short period of time. It's completely unreasonable to think that they could all be exterminated from the whole country in around 35 years! It'll end up being a waste of time and money I reckon

Originally Posted by R93

If they succeed the bastards will start on big game then there will be no reason to have a firearm.
I guarantee it is part of their agenda.

These deluded green pricks need to eat some 1080 themselves imo. They have no clue as to what they are doing and spending money that will be way more productive, elsewhere. Nz will never be what it was before pakeha arrived. But these stupid idealists still have a say and spend tax payers money by the millions just to fail. When are people going to wake up?

I am not either for or against 1080. But I am against flogging a dead horse with the publics money.

Not sure how pakeha came into this? Maori introduced rats too lol

Well if the government know where those 20 mice were hiding yesterday after I lifted a bale of the floor of the shed...the fuckers better get mouseing

There is a slightly conical shaped building in Wellington full of rats.

I think they're dreaming if they're planning on using chemical agents.

The only way I can see this working is if they use some sort of biological method.

Boffins overseas have genetically modified Mosquitos so that all the offspring are male.

I'm no biologist, but I wonder if a similar thing can be done to rodents/marsupials through gene editing.

Originally Posted by stretch

I think they're dreaming if they're planning on using chemical agents.

The only way I can see this working is if they use some sort of biological method.

Boffins overseas have genetically modified Mosquitos so that all the offspring are male.

I'm no biologist, but I wonder if a similar thing can be done to rodents/marsupials through gene editing.

From what Im reading that is one of the objectives, to create a new scientifically developed method of animal control. I too hope to see a biological form of control rather than a chemical one.

Is there any laws against genetic modification of animals in NZ?

That Maggie Barrys the sales women, just listened to her on the MH show coming to work, she stumbled along, but the one thing I picked up on is that DOC is the best in the world at killing pests, their advice is sort by other countries all over the world! Im starting to get a grip on why there are no trout in Taupo! farking DOCs in control.

Originally Posted by veitnamcam

Is there any laws against genetic modification of animals in NZ?

Yep there are laws/guidelines to follow. Not sure exactly what they are though.

Genetic modification in New Zealand | Ministry for the Environment

Originally Posted by stug

Yep there are laws/guidelines to follow. Not sure exactly what they are though.

Genetic modification in New Zealand | Ministry for the Environment

I'm pretty sure the Govt will change any laws to suit their desires anyway

I see they want a manager to run this, I nominate timeout