Tissue residue levels in rabbits and rats poisoned with 1080 One-shot bait and the location of poisoned rabbit carcasses

摘要

Sodium monofluoroacetate, also known as 1080, is thenmainstay of most vertebrate pest-control programs innAustralia and New Zealand (Seawright and Eason 1994;nSaunders et al. 1995; Williams et al. 1995; Choquenot et al.n1996; Spurr 1999, 2000). In particular, 1080 baits are used toncontrol European rabbits (Oryctolagus cuniculus), foxesn(Vulpes vulpes), wild dogs (Canis familiaris), and feral pigsn(Sus scrofa) in Australia. 1080 has also been used in the pastnto control Rattus villosissimus in the Ord River IrrigationnArea of Western Australia (S. H. Wheeler, unpublishedndata). In New Zealand, 1080 is used to reduce the impact ofnintroduced brushtail possums (Trichosurus vulpecula),nEuropean rabbits and mustelids (e.g. stoats, Mustelanerminea). All of these control programs are aimed atnreducing the impacts of vertebrate pests on agriculturalnproduction and/or wildlife conservation.