Thread: Warning Distressing and Disturbing Photographs- 1080 Poison

Originally Posted by jim160

I know this would cause an argument, but they would reply asking for scientific proof it was 1080 that killed it.
Was the animal analysed to prove it was 1080 that killed it.

And what state would the bird and forest be in if they stopped using 1080.

Pretty sure that the rats, stoats and possums would probably kill more birds and plant life than 1080 ever would.

@jim160

Re whether it was 1080, the image is Rushy's from a posting here in 2012. He pictured half a dozen deer which had suddenly decided to drop dead in a 1080 drop zone. Not much math required.

Anyway, no one says we should do nothing to balance things in the bush, but "pest" eradication is a pipe dream except in fenced sanctuaries -- the only type of place where 1080 has a non-futile role.

New Zealanders need to step back and admit there is a status quo and pest species are here to stay - be they maori, rats, pigs, pakeha, deer, opossums. Everywhere there will be a need to keep on trapping and hunting to keep the balance, that's just clean and green.