I just dont get it....
We have a huge vermin issue, destroying our forests, stunting natural formation of our great trees, screwing the natural animal life....
With such a huge problem it basically boils down to having to hit the problem with a sledge hammer......and yes there will be limited collateral damage.
But far more damage than other methods that are in effective, or would be far more damaging
The basic choice is...do nothing, or do the best that modern technology can give us...and that is 1080.
One just has to take a drive from Auckland north......the recovery of trees, the greenery is has been dramatic over the last decade or so.....
The trouble is these so called do goodies are to damn young to have been tramping or hunting in the bush 30 / 40 or 50yrs ago, and have no memory base to compare against
Hunting shooting trapping at best for most of the 20th century, maintained an unsatisfactory situation
These self righteous 'protesters If they where really serious , they would be out there motivating the population for mass trapping or what ever eradication they may think is right, But no they wave their little banners wearing their city cloths and are afraid to get there shoes(not boots) dirty
Sry some things get right up my nose, especially hypocrisy
They need to redirect their indignation elseware into more construction areas like why do private kakariki breedershave to kill off dease free pure breed birds instead of DoC taking them for free
And why From iceland to peru childen and pppl keep kakariki as house birds and not in NZ...same goes for other species like weka
Oh thats right, they havnt a clue what a kakariki is.
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