Minimising risk of 1080 to kea
DOC Scientific Officer Josh Kemp talks about the kea research programme to adapt 1080 pest control to benefit kea populations in New Zealand's South Island.
The project is studying nesting success, and researching operational methods that provide the least risk and most benefit to kea. Possums, stoats and rats all destroy kea nests. New Zealand s one of the few countries where biodegradable 1080 poison can be used to control these pests.