Vic Feral Eradication

Commercial License # 2086

1080 Baiting

An environmentally responsible option for invasive species control.

Our native animals and landscape deserve our protection….Nature may have a solution! Sodium fluoracetate is a naturally-occurring toxin found in more than 30 species of native Australian plants. It is is safe in the environment, as it dilutes into harmless compounds in water and gets eaten by the bacteria in soil.

Facts.

• 1080 is present is a naturally occurring toxin found in more than 30 species of native Australian plants, it doesn’t damage our natural environment, as it’s water soluble and readily broken down by naturally occurring bacteria and fungi

• Australia’s native wildlife have evolved tolerance to 1080, unlike the introduced dog and fox. That is why it is considered the best environmental option control pest animals.

• Many scientific studies have investigated risks of 1080 to native wildlife populations, including 29 species of native birds, 7 species of native reptiles and amphibians and 44 species of native mammals (including carnivorous marsupials). All studies found there to be no threat from 1080 to populations of these wildlife species.

• The use of 1080 in conservation areas allows the survival of rare and threatened wildlife and assists in reintroduction to areas where they have previously been extinct.

Para-aminopropiophenone (or ‘PAPP’)

What is PAPP and how does it work?

Para-aminopropiophenone (or ‘PAPP’) is the active ingredient used in new toxic baits developed for the broad-scale management of wild dogs and foxes. Once it is eaten and absorbed into the bloodstream, PAPP works by converting normal haemoglobin in red blood cells to methaemoglobin, which cannot carry oxygen to the heart muscles and brain. Affected animals become lethargic and sleepy before quickly becoming unresponsive and dying. Symptoms are mild with no tissue or cell damage, which means that any animal that receives a partial dose can fully recover without ill effect.

Is PAPP a humane poison?

Yes. PAPP satisfies the general criteria for a humane poison. This means that PAPP poisoning results in relatively rapid unconsciousness followed by death without any prolonged clinical signs. Poisoned animals show few signs of pain or distress, although minor whimpering and other vocalisations sometimes occur with wild dogs. The doses of PAPP in baits have been optimised so unconsciousness generally occurs within 60 minutes of bait ingestion, and death occurs up to an hour later.