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Toxin Notification

This covers the period from 14 of Feburary 2022 - 31st of July 2022.
 
Currently, while control options most suited to Te Urewera are being investigated, a small number of areas require toxin support to the trapping operations (mostly for rat control, occasionally for possum control) to ensure their numbers are kept low.

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

 OPERATIONAL

 AREA

WHĀRUA

TOXIN AND METHOD USED

DATE OF APPLICATION

CAUTION period*

MAP OF TOXIN  OPERATION

 Onepu

 Waimana/Rūātoki

Cholecalciferol  

(Feracol) paste in bait stations

7 November  2022 - 31 March 2023

November 2022 - 30 June 2023

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Mangaone Waimana Cholecalciferol (Feracol) paste in bait stations 21  November 2022 - 30 March 2023 November 2022 - 30 June 2023 Click here
  • 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.     

 
** The Caution Period refers to the period that we advise people to take extra care and not take animals from the area.
 

CLOSED HUNTING AREAS AT ALL TIMES

  • Pukehou (Waikaremoana)
  • Puketukutuku Peninsula (Waikaremoana)
  • Whareama (Waikaremoana)
  • Waikareiti (Waikaremoana)
  • Waikaremoana Great Walk (Waikaremoana)
  • Otamatuna (Waimana)
 
Refer to the interactive Map of Te Urewera for more information
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