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WickedSlice_ t1_iucc1du wrote

Reply to comment by Latter_Fortune_7225 in B.C. permanently bans use of rat poison by pirate_republic

Yeah native wildlife in Australia are so protected from 1080 that they use it in NZ to kill Possums which were introduced from Australia..

Don’t believe the BS that it doesn’t kill native Aussie animals.

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Latter_Fortune_7225 t1_iucetbf wrote

That would be because it isn't designed to keep native Australian species safe if it's being used in New Zealand.

Ours are designed to protect our species:

> The incredibly tiny amount of 1080 injected into each wild dog and fox bait is deadly to those species but safe for native predators, including birds of prey (e.g. wedge-tailed eagles), reptiles (e.g. goannas) and the iconic spotted-tailed quoll. Despite incorrect claims that 1080 is harmful to these native species, in reality they are all known to eat meat baits poisoned with the compound 1080 and survive. 

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