The limestone mountaintops of the Abel Tasman - in the heart
of the proposed poison zone - directly feed the Takaka aquifer:
This aquifer supplies the drinking water for the town of Takaka
(and for the world-famous Te Waikoropupu Springs).

The long-term human health effects of 1080 exposure have
never been studied.

Aerially-spread 1080 poison is indiscriminate, ending up in the canopy of trees for birds to eat, and killing deer, pigs, dogs, and invertebrates. Alternatives aren't perfect, but they have to be better than a method that kills things randomly.

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That poison is not only being spread across the forests (mixed in an attractive food) but is also being spread across all streams (3 metres in width and under) at the same rates as the land areas.

1080 poison continues to kill after it is consumed by it's victim - known as secondary poisoning - and persists for long periods in the environment, especially in cool, dry conditions.

1080 poison is also a broad-spectrum insecticide, hence the numbers of insectivorous birds that die in aerial operations. (In a recent DoC study 10% of tagged fernbirds (insectivores) were poisoned on the West Coast after eating poisoned insects in an aerial operation)

And to top it off, there still isn't a single, credible, scientific study that demonstrates a net population benefit to a single native species through the use of aerial 1080 poison!

*Based on LD50 - Charles Eason - published by AHB & Landcare