Toxin Notification

Below are the sites in Te Urewera where toxins are currently used:

• Please make yourself familiar with the areas where toxins are being used (refer to the table above).
• Toxins may be harmful to people and dogs via direct consumption and via secondary poisoning*
• Watch children at all times during the stipulated Caution Period**  
• All areas where toxins have been laid are identified with WARNING signs at main access points. 
• The ‘Date of Application’ for the planned operations is provisional only and may be subject to change.
• The ‘Caution Period’ is an estimate only. This period will be extended if bait or carcass monitoring indicates that toxin residues may still be present.

* Secondary poisoning is poisoning that can result when one organism ingests another organism that has poison in its system. It typically occurs when a predator eats an animal, such as a mouse, rat, or possum. The risk of cholecalciferol (Feracol) secondary poisoning to humans and dogs is considered low.     

CLOSED HUNTING AREAS AT ALL TIMES

• Pukehou (Waikaremoana)
• Puketukutuku Peninsula (Waikaremoana)
• Whareama (Waikaremoana)
• Waikareiti (Waikaremoana)
• Waikaremoana Great Walk (Waikaremoana)
• Otamatuna (Waimana)