... Sodium monofluoroacetate (Compound 1080) is used to kill pest species such as foxes in Australia and possums in New Zealand. In both countries it is an essential component of conservation programmes. The poisoned animals die in considerable pain. Striking a balance between its effectiveness...

... characteristics required by tiger quolls. There is reasonably compelling evidence that 1080 poison baiting can cause substantial reductions in tiger quoll populations and poison baiting is likely to be at least partly responsible for the species' decline. There are no data to support competition or predation...

... to or within wild dog-inhabited terrain, and this is the impetus for current policies on wild dog management. Baiting, with meat baits containing compound 1080, trapping and exclusion fencing are the major techniques used to control wild dogs. A strategic approach to the management of wild dogs, where...

... with wild dogs. The majority (83%) of this control was in cooperation with adjoining landholders. The most common method was ground baiting with 1080, followed by aerial baiting, trapping, shooting and barrier fencing. Most ground baits are now deployed in bait mounds to minimise non-target take. Since 1995...