RABBIT POISONING ON PENINSULA
“Very. Few Birds Killed” (From Our Parliamentary Reporter) WELLINGTON, Sept. 16. Very few birds were killed in the Akaroa area during poisoning operations carried out by the local Rabbit Board, said the Minister of Agriculture (Mr Skinner), replying to a question by Mr N E. Kirk (Government, Lyttelton) in Parliament this afternoon.
Mr Kirk quoted a report in the local paper which said that many dead birds were found after the poisoning operations. He asked whether the poison laid was 1080. and if coloured baits were used, so that any danger to bird life might be minimised during poisoning operations in forest areas.
“During the poisoning operations referred to, the poison 1080 was used with carrot as the bait," said Mr Skinner. "Although the Rabbit Board has used coloured baits until recently, coloured baits were not used in this instance. There are very few native birds on Banks Peninsula. Every care was taken in laying the poison, which was done by hand in furrows. All baits which were not taken were picked up within 43 hours of laying them and the furrows filled in. “Very few birds were killed, these being sparrows and blackbirds. No native birds were among those killed."
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Press, Volume XCVIII, Issue 29002, 17 September 1959, Page 16
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