New Zealand First does not accept the argument that there is no alternative to the use of aerial 1080 for the control of possums and predator pest animals such as rats and stoats in our bush and conservation lands. We hold serious concerns over the number of native birds and insects which are killed both directly and indirectly through the use of 1080 intended to protect them and we are also concerned that populations of fast-bredding pest animals such as rats regenerate far more quickly than populations of slow-breeding native birds, in areas where aerial 1080 has been applied.
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