Feeding kea tahr may prevent 1080 deaths

April 2019

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Distracting kea with a tahr carcass may help prevent bird deaths during aerial 1080 operations. Photo: ZIP
A new method has been developed to prevent kea being poisoned during 1080 operations by using the birds’ fondness for tahr meat. Kea are among the few native birds that have been inadvertently poisoned by 1080, but so far efforts to prevent them from eating the poisoned bait have had limited success. DOC has monitored […]
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