Warning sounded: multiple poison operations currently on NZ’s west Coast Sth Island, includes 1080 & cyanide

A Facebook post from:

Ecocide Awareness NZ

Environmental Conservation Organization · Community · News & Media Website

“Admin are extremely concerned for public health and safety now that almost the entire West Coast of South Island is currently covered in deadly pesticides – mainly 1080, and also cyanide and others poisons, aerial and distributed by hand. From Kohaihai Bluff, North of Oparara River, all the way down to Wanganui Bluff, near Poerua River, around Hari Hari – there are multiple poison operations in and around the coasts, rivers, estuaries and forests. And astonishingly, even more are planned. This presents a high risk of contamination of drinking water and our food chains. As New Zealanders travel around our country during the Christmas holidays, often for the first time – we URGE people to be aware, to take precautions and to share your knowledge of the pesticide risks with others. Remember: 1080 poison has NO ANTIDOTE. If you have internet coverage where you are – much of the West Coast sadly does not – check Dept of Conservation Pesticide Summary interactive maps, alongside the regional councils and Ospri websites. If you do not have access to the internet, please visit your local council and DoC office (if they are open to the public) and insist that the staff find out whether an area is contaminated. Do NOT rely on signage as this is often missing, unhelpful and/or illegible.”
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Below is an image of the areas being poisoned. To find the interactive map at DoC’s website go to this link: https://www.doc.govt.nz/nature/pests-and-threats/pesticide-summaries/ (Once you have selected the appropriate area, you will be asked to tick the ‘agree’ box bottom right hand corner before accessing the map).

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