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Cholecalciferol as an alternative toxin for the control of bait-shy possums in the Mackenzie Basin

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Cholecalciferol as an alternative toxin for the control of bait-shy possums in the Mackenzie Basin

Pratt Caroline ; Hickling Graham, J.
Type: Monograph
Permalink: https://hdl.handle.net/10182/699
Originally published: 1993-06 as Lincoln University Wildlife Management Report by Lincoln University. Bio-Protection & Ecology Division and available at http://hdl.handle.net/10182/699
Keywords: brushtail possum; Trichosurus vulpecula; bait shyness; baits; cholecalciferol; 1080; sodium monofluoroacetate; bait aversion; vertebrate pest control; Mackenzie Basin
Fields of Research: 0502 Environmental Science and Management

Abstract:

The objective of this trial was to assess the effectiveness of cholecalciferol as a toxin for control of free-ranging, bait-shy possums in the MacKenzie Basin. A field trial was undertaken between January and March 1993 to evaluate the use of the toxin cholecalciferol for control of possums (Trichosurus vulpecula) in the MacKenzie Basin. The work was done in an area containing possums that exhibited bait-shy behaviour towards standard sodium monofluoroacetate (1080) baits. The trial was undertaken by staff from Manaaki Whenua - Landcare Research, Christchurch, with assistance from the senior author of this report.

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