The Ambitious [but do-able] Effort To Save New Zealand’s Iconic Bird [and so many more - including eradication of ferals]
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https://www.npr.org/2025/10/13/nx-s1-5565215/the-ambitious-effort-to-save-new-zealands-iconic-bird <-- shared media article
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https://www.doc.govt.nz/nature/pests-and-threats/ <-- shared New Zealand Department of Conservation Pests & Threats site
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“The kiwi, a… flightless bird from New Zealand, is disappearing, largely because of invasive species brought to the country’s islands by humans. So New Zealand has set a goal of exterminating rats, possums and other invasive animals that threaten the country’s biodiversity…”
#biodiversity #feral #NewZealand #habitat #risk #hazard #threat #death #humanimpacts #invasivespecies #kiwi #kea #flightlessbird #indigeneous #reptile #bat #skink #biota #cat #domesticcats #possum #stoat #ferret #weasel #culling #eradication #protection #systematic #endangered #island #Australasia
#DepartmentOfConservation
#eradication
Polio was nearly eradicated. Here’s why it’s making a comeback
The World Health Organization and partners embarked on their polio campaign in 1988 with the bold goal of eradication — a feat seen only once with smallpox in 1980.
#health #disease #eradication #World #polio #Vaccines
https://globalnews.ca/news/11318545/polio-comeback-vaccine-records-missteps/
@dubh When it's done right, people can make a huge difference to NZ's environment by spotting emergent weeds as they're beginning to establish.
My favourite recent example is Dave Holland's discovery in 2020 of wild black swallow-wort on the edge of the Timaru Botanic Gardens. That was the first wild record of the species anywhere in NZ, and it's a wetland weed overseas. Timaru Council and Environment Canterbury staff stepped in with control, over several years, and now it's gone.
That's one environmental weed nipped in the bud before it could get started.
https://inaturalist.nz/observations/65849739
#weeds #BiologicalInvasions #InvasivePlants #eradication #ParticipatoryScience #WeedSurveillance
The eradication of smallpox is one of humanity's greatest triumphs. An enlightening small documentary, which is a must-see for the current Minister of Health of the USA, Kennedy. Facts about the impact of vaccination he can learn from. Cows (Vaca) can save human lifes 😉
#disease #smallpox #vaccination #eradication
Humanity eradicated smallpox 45 years ago. It’s a story worth remembering | Aeon Videos https://aeon.co/videos/humanity-eradicated-smallpox-45-years-ago-its-a-story-worth-remembering
On the neocons all over again – Amir Tibon in Haaretz:
The experiment would ‘go something like this: American companies will begin operating in southern Gaza, under the supervision of the Israeli military, in a "humanitarian compound" surrounded by barbed wire. Two million Gazan citizens will be concentrated in this compound to get food and aid, while Israel will take over the rest of Gaza and use the pressure put on Gaza's population in order to topple the Hamas regime.’
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‘If all this sounds familiar to you, that means you've probably lived through the Iraq War and the "happy" days of American contractors operating under military guidance in an attempt to "separate the local population from the terrorists" and replace the regime, but it's unclear with what exactly.’
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‘Two decades later, they are promoting their Gaza plan in similar fashion – and so far, despite all the rage about the "neocons disrupting his agenda," the president seems to buy it.’
https://www.arnongrunberg.com/now/blog/18004-many
#GazaMethod #ongoingGenocide #OngoingNakba #continuousNakba #GazaGenocide #Hamas #neocons #invasion #occupation #collectivePunishment #revenge #retribution #Gaza #war #warOnGaza #israelGaza #israelGazaWar #ethnicCleansing #warCrimes #genocide #terrorism #counterTerrorism #stateTerrorism #stateViolence #PalestinianLivesMatter #StopArmingIsrael #DefundIsrael #method #procedure #USWars #allies #proZionism #erasure #deletion #obliteration #elimination #eradication #crushing #grinding #settlerColonialism #colonialism
Black #erasure
"They also had his copy of “History of the Negro Race, 1618-1880.” It was the first comprehensive history of African Americans from slavery through Reconstruction.
“It is an assault on Black folks’ humanity, their ethnic and cultural identity, and is downright inhumane,” Brown said.
“It’s erasing or trying to hide past, a Black history. And I think it shouldn’t be hidden or erased. I think it needs to be highlighted,” Williams said."
#dessin #drawing #crayon #pencil #art #pencildrawing #coloredpencil #oiseau #bird #volatile #marmotte #bouquetin #syndicat #eradication #clap
Dogs are being unleashed on #KangarooIsland Dudley Peninsula to get rid of #feralcats, which kill native wildlife and spread diseases in sheep. They're the latest tool in one of the world's most ambitious and high tech feral cat eradication programs. Only a couple of hundred cats left it's hoped an attack on all fronts this year could almost wipe them out. #evasivespecies #eradication #SouthAustralia
#IAS #biosecurity #eradication
A single, $80m shot the last piece of the pest eradication puzzle - Newsroom
https://newsroom.co.nz/2025/01/08/a-single-80m-shot-the-last-piece-of-the-pest-eradication-puzzle/
Let's hope this gets funded.
So-called ‘murder hornet’ eradicated in U.S., officials say
The insect, officially known as the Northern Giant Hornet, became established in the Blaine area of Whatcom County, just minutes south of the British Columbia border.
#insect #eradication #Blaine #WhatcomCounty #BritishColumbia #Environment #Agriculture #InvasiveSpecies #murderhornet
https://globalnews.ca/news/10924414/northern-giant-murder-hornet-eradicated/
So-called ‘murder hornet’ eradicated in U.S., officials say
The insect, officially known as the Northern Giant Hornet, became established in the Blaine area of Whatcom County, just minutes south of the British Columbia border.
#insect #eradication #Blaine #WhatcomCounty #BritishColumbia #Environment #Agriculture #InvasiveSpecies #murderhornet
https://globalnews.ca/news/10924414/northern-giant-murder-hornet-eradicated/
So-called ‘murder hornet’ eradicated in U.S., officials say
The insect, officially known as the Northern Giant Hornet, became established in the Blaine area of Whatcom County, just minutes south of the British Columbia border.
#insect #eradication #Blaine #WhatcomCounty #BritishColumbia #Environment #Agriculture #InvasiveSpecies #murderhornet
https://globalnews.ca/news/10924414/northern-giant-murder-hornet-eradicated/
So-called ‘murder hornet’ eradicated in U.S., officials say
The insect, officially known as the Northern Giant Hornet, became established in the Blaine area of Whatcom County, just minutes south of the British Columbia border.
#insect #eradication #Blaine #WhatcomCounty #BritishColumbia #Environment #Agriculture #InvasiveSpecies #murderhornet
https://globalnews.ca/news/10924414/northern-giant-murder-hornet-eradicated/
"During the horror 2019-2020 Black Summer bushfires, which tore across more than half of the island, destroying countless native animals and protected plant species, it's believed feral population #pig numbers were also reduced by an astonishing 90 per cent —an unexpected but welcomed outcome"
Targeted recruitment of immune effector #cells for rapid #eradication of #influenza virus #infections
Source: Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of USA, AbstractDespite much research, considerable data suggest that influenza virus remains a serious health problem because i) the effectiveness of current vaccines ranges only from 19% to 60%, ii) available therapies remain ineffective in advanced stages of disease, iii) death rates vary between 25,000 and…
An overview of the polyphagous shot hole borer in Western Australia from Aleisha Orr in @ausgeo. It not only has the potential to deplete urban tree canopy, but also to degrade native ecosystems and impact agriculture.
https://www.australiangeographic.com.au/news/2024/08/wood-boring-beetle-threatens-australian-trees/
#PSHB #eradication #UrbanTrees #StreetTrees #invasion #management #mango #avocado #macadamia
Just finished #Eradication on Tubi, and although it wasn't my favorite movie ever, for a $5 budget pandemic movie it was very well done and different enough to stand out without being up its own ass.
A few years ago we went up to Northland and took a walk through the forest to see Tane Mahuta. There was no sound from any birds. Speaking to the DOC guy in the car park, he told us the problem was pests.
I have just come back from a walk through an incredible small reserve near our house. The sound of birds here was almost deafening. They were mostly Tui, but I did spot some Fantails.
It is nice too no the eradication program is working.
Polio Eradication Programs As Run By Government Of India
#Eradication, #Polio, #Poliovaccine, #Poliovirus #Health The Government of India has been actively involved in polio eradication efforts through its comprehensive immunization campaigns and initiatives. India…. Medical Microbiology & Recombinant DNA Technology (RDT) Labs | Read More -
https://micrordt.wordpress.com/2024/05/06/polio-eradication-programs-as-run-by-government-of-india/
Combining the sterile insect technique with the release of #parasitoids could avoid irreversible non-target impacts of classical biological control and help the #eradication of pest #insects. Irradiation of the egg parasitoids Trissolcus basalis had no effect on their searching behaviour, fecundity and longevity. Article by Kiran Jonathan Horrocks and others - https://doi.org/10.1007/s10340-023-01657-x