Rifleman (Acanthisitta chloris sp.) population responses to aerial 1080 (sodium fluoroacetate) predator control in beech forests
Aerial 1080 is the primary method of large-scale predator control of ship rats (Rattus rattus) and stoats (Mustela erminea) in the southern beech (Nothofagaceae) forests of mainland New Zealand. Measuring outcomes for native species of such predator control is essential to ensuring wise use of conservation resources. Rifleman/tītitipounamu (Acanthisitta chloris sp.) are a common endemic passerine that are declining, even in large remote forests.