Risk Too Great: Kea Deaths Highlight 1080 Poison Failure And Lack Of AccountabilityKea are a protected endangered species and the only alpine parrot in the world. Andersen said that it’s well known 1080 kills Kea and this isn’t the first time DoC has been responsible for poisoning the birds. This was confirmed by Fiona McQueen, author of The Quiet Forest: the case against aerial 1080” said Andersen. So why can DOC can get away with using toxic chemicals such as 1080 to indiscriminately poison Kea habitat, killing the birds? 2022: Department of conservation says it needs to do better after 1080 drop kills Keahttps://www.newshub.co.nz/.../department-of-conservation...2020: Kea likely killed by 1080 drophttps://www.odt.co.nz/.../wanaka/kea-likely-killed-1080-doc2016: Two dozen endangered Kea killed in 1080 poison dropshttps://www.nzherald.co.nz/.../ZNYJRCAUAR45H5NMWC4EL3AWCQ/The Quiet Forest: the case against aerial 1080https://www.wheelers.co.nz/books/9781872970559-quiet-forest-the/Wildlife Act 1953https://www.legislation.govt.nz/act/public/1953/0031/latest/whole.html#DLM277090© Scoop Media
