New protest over 1080 drop
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CommentSubject: New protest over 1080 drop
Date: Mon, 29 Apr 2002 07:48:36 -0400
From: Stephen Tvedten <steve@getipm.com>
Organization: Get Set Inc. (www.getipm.com)
To: Paul Helliker <phelliker@cdpr.ca.gov>
Director, State of
California, Department of Pesticide Regulation
cc: Christine Whitman whitman.christine@epa.gov
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MONDAY, 29 APRIL 2002
New protest over 1080 drop
By DAVID BRUCE
A sackful of dead birds and a stack of carrots were dropped at the feet of DOC
officers in a 1080 poison protest yesterday.
More than 160 people braved bad
weather to march through Whakapapa Village on Mt Ruapehu to protest the
Department of Conservation's intended 1080 drop over the Erua state forest.
The planned aerial spreading of the
possum poison was due to start any day, according to protester Steve Carr.
"The birds that were dropped on
DOC were tui, bellbirds, bush robins, shining cuckoos and some other species
collected from the Tongariro state forest after a 1080 drop there last
year," he said.
"Everyone wants pest control,
but we are worried about the aerial drops . . . there have been accidents . . .
birds, fish and eels have been poisoned."
Mr Carr said the village of Raurimu
drew its water supply from one of the catchments that has been targeted.
The protesters believed that there
were other more user-friendly options.
"There has been, and still is,
ground treatment in the park.
"DOC says they can't cover it
all on foot, but it has been done," he said.
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