Recent heavy rain
during Saturday 17 July 2021
may
have washed dead possums poisoned with 1080, from a possum
control operation on Friday 2 July 2021
in the Akatarawa Forest, down the Hutt River
and into Wellington Harbour.
On Sunday, Greater
Wellington will be erecting warning signs and checking
beaches from Petone through to Pencarrow. Once the level of
the Hutt River has gone down, staff will check both sides
for possum carcasses from Upper Hutt to
Petone.
Greater Wellington Biosecurity Manager Davor
Bejakovich said that any dead possums aren’t a threat to
people, but would still be poisonous to dogs.
“While
people aren’t at risk from these poisoned carcasses, we
Press Release – Greater Wellington Regional Council Greater Wellington Regional Council is urging dog owners to keep their dogs away from the Hutt River and Wellington Harbour beaches until staff have checked these areas for dead possums poisoned with 1080. Recent heavy rain during Saturday 17 July …
Greater Wellington Regional Council is urging dog owners to keep their dogs away from the Hutt River and Wellington Harbour beaches until staff have checked these areas for dead possums poisoned with 1080.
Recent heavy rain during Saturday 17 July 2021
may have washed dead possums poisoned with 1080, from a possum control operation on Friday 2 July 2021
in the Akatarawa Forest, down the Hutt River and into Wellington Harbour.
News from Greater Wellington Regional Council
The Regional Council is urging dog owners to keep their dogs away from the Hutt River and Wellington Harbour beaches until staff have checked these areas for dead possums poisoned with 1080.
Dead possums poisoned with 1080, from a possum control operation on Friday 2 July in the Akatarawa Forest, may have been washed down the Hutt River and into Wellington Harbour during today’s heavy rain.
On Sunday, the council Greater Wellington will be erecting warning signs and checking beaches from Petone through to Pencarrow. Once the level of the Hutt River has gone down, staff will check both sides for possum carcasses from Upper Hutt to Petone.