1080 poison PCE Report – Junk

Clyde Graf – UnitedFuture candidate for West Coast – Tasman

A research paper released yesterday by Dr Jo Pollard, BSc (Hons), PhD (Zoology), heavily criticises the Parliamentary Commissioner for the Environment's (PCE - Dr Jan Wright) review of 1080 poison use in New Zealand.

Dr Jo Pollard says that the major assertions made by the PCE are not supported by the research she cited. In her report, Dr Pollard says “I will demonstrate they either support just the opposite conclusion, find that no conclusion can be reached, or indicate that further and/or different research needs to be conducted.”

In the conclusion of her investigation into the PCE report, Dr Pollard stated “The use of aerial 1080 should be stopped until there is compelling evidence that it is not doing irreparable damage to our native fauna and ecosystems. Considering the scale of the risk this practice imposes, valid, objective and wide-ranging research would be expected to underlie its on-going use. The PCE has not managed to find such research and indeed, the research she has cited demonstrates that aerial 1080 has devastating ecological effects through killing native birds and causing large increases in pest populations. Research shows that ground control of pests using trapping and/or bait stations is not only feasible but likely to be far more effective in reducing predation on native fauna and in controlling Tb.”

This is further evidence that an international, independent scientific review into the use of aerially applied 1080 poison is required, urgently.

We can no longer rely on the DoC, AHB, and bureaucrats to provide accurate information and research. A moratorium is required, now. The healthy future of our unique, native species depends on it.

It is UnitedFuture policy to ban 1080. A good place to start is with an international review.

Dr Pollard’s report can be viewed at www.1080science.co.nz or www.thegrafboys.blogspot.com

To view Poisoning Paradise click here.

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