| Page |
No. |
Source |
Quotes from Decision Documents |
| 349 |
13 |
Agency App. C |
“Data gaps..reproductive toxicity to birds” (lizards, invertebrates, frogs, bats, fish not studied either) |
| 415 |
1 |
Agency App. C |
“[1080 doses [100 or 250 mg/kg bw] in an Australian lizard reduced testosterone levels and there was degeneration of reproductive structures]” |
| 416 |
5 |
Agency App. C |
“No data are available on the toxicity of 1080 to native NZ reptiles (geckoes, skinks and tuatara)” |
| 417 |
2 |
Agency App. C |
“[time to death for bluetongued lizard 14.4-522.5 hours]” |
| 534 |
6 |
Agency App. F |
“Prey switching by cats and ferrets from rabbits to other species may occur following rabbit operations, with native skinks highly vulnerable to large swings in rabbit numbers” |
| 723 |
9 |
Agency App. N |
“The Agency has insufficient information to evaluate the attractiveness of..baits to skinks and has made no quantitative assessment of the risks of 1080 to skinks” (geckos not mentioned) |
| 724 |
3 |
Agency App. N |
(whole groups of organisms have been omitted from the Agency’s Exposure & Risk Assessment, including ferns, mosses, freshwater molluscs, fungi, geckos, as well as habitats, including swamps, ponds, slow-flowing streams, groundwater, pine forests) |
| 754 |
3 |
Agency App. N |
“The responses of [35] captive skinks to..non-toxic..cereal baits and to..cereal bait containing pindone [an anticoagulant used mainly for rabbit control] have been evaluated..consumption of the wetted baits increased significantly, with no difference between the 2 types of bait..the Agency was not able to locate any information on the palatability of carrot bait to lizards” |
| 755 |
1 |
Agency App. N |
“The Agency has..made no quantitative assessment of the risks of 1080 to skinks” |
| 70 |
1 |
Applicants’ references |
“[skinks] ate..[cereal] bait..sublethal effects require further study” (Freeman et al., 1996) |
| 119 |
2 |
Applicants’ references |
“Reptiles and amphibians generally were the slowest to first show signs of poisoning” (McIlroy, 1986) |
| 41 |
4 |
Committee Decision |
“..the benefits of the use of 1080 to native lizards and frogs have not been directly demonstrated” |
| 41 |
5 |
Committee Decision |
“Ground control operations could protect known populations [of lizards and frogs]” |
| 64 |
3 |
Committee Decision |
“low sowing rates of bait in forest environments reduce the likelihood of lizards and frogs being exposed” |
| 64 |
4 |
Committee Decision |
“there is some evidence that skinks may feed on moistened cereal bait” |
| 64 |
5 |
Committee Decision |
“skinks may be vulnerable to ‘prey-switching’ by stoats and cats [from rabbit control operations]” |
| 64 |
6 |
Committee Decision |
“The Committee has amended the control on the use of carrot bait to ensure that it is screened to remove small pieces [which will help to adequately manage the risks to native lizards and frogs]” |
| 104 |
1 |
Committee Decision |
“The requirements [for mean 6g bait and <1.5% chaff] do not..apply when the carrot bait is being used for rabbit control through ground-based application” |
| 126 |
4 |
Committee Decision |
“the existing and new controls..[adjust level of risk to frogs and lizards]” (none of the controls addresses prey switching by predators, eating of baits or secondary poisoning) |
| 126 |
3 |
Committee Decision |
“Risks [to bats, native birds, frogs and lizards] are generally well understood by users of…1080 and can be managed” |
| 133 |
3 |
Committee Decision |
“three significant risks..with aerial 1080..[3] effects on native herpetofauna (frogs and lizards) following direct exposure to pellets” (omitted carrots, secondary poisoning, prey switching) |
| 196 |
1 |
Decision App.B |
“Compliance with best practice for preparation and distribution of bait minimises risks [to frogs & lizards]” |
