Secondary poisoning of mammalian predators during possum and rodent control operations at Trounson Kauri Park, Northland, New Zealand / by C. A. Gillies and R. J. Pierce

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Secondary poisoning of mammalian predators during possum and rodent control operations at Trounson Kauri Park, Northland, New Zealand / by C. A. Gillies and R. J. Pierce

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Index New Zealand

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Discusses an operation monitoring the impact of possums (Trichosurus vulpecula) and rodents (Rattus rattus L., Rattus norvegicus Berkenhout and Mus musculus L.) targeted at Trounson Kauri Park using cereal based pellets laced with 1080 poison in bait stations and followed by continuous baiting with brodifacoum-laced pellets. Describes the impact of the control operations on the survival of radio-tagged cats and mustelids. Measures rat and mouse abundances to determine which were likely vec...

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Journal

Date created

1999

Creator

Gillies, Craig / Pierce, Raymond J.

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http://natlib.govt.nz/records/22966539

Related subjects

Accidental poisoning / Dead animals / Pests -- Control / Animal radio tracking / Sodium fluoroacetate / Brodifacoum / New Zealand -- Northland / Observations

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