My speech

Last term we started to make our speeches on 1080 we had to talk about what 1080 does to native animals and farm livestock and also what it does to the water where it is benning dropping and what it is doing to the soil in the ground and the plants around the soil. We had to pick between  Oral speech or digital speech 

We had to write the intro first then we started to write the body of the speech I think I got to a good start in the first days of writing. Now I am going to show my speech I hope you like it,  Mabey you can comment on what you like about it.

Kia ora, today I will be talking about why 1080 should be used more in Aotearoa to kill all of the pests in New Zealand. The Department of conservation uses 1080 to kill stoats, rats, and possums because they are killing the native birds of New Zealand. There are two sides to 1080, there are people who want 1080 to be banned and there are people who want 1080 to stay in NZ. The Department of Conservation only drops 2 kgs of 1080 in one hectare, which is the same as two rugby fields next to each other. 

 

Did you know that birds are essential to our ecosystem? Our birds are pollinators, scavengers, predators, and seed dispersers. IIf the birds disappear our flowers will stop blooming and we will lose our native bush. Without the birds, the forests would be in shambles because the birds will no longer be there to pick up the twigs and other materials to make their nests. The population of insects would increase rapidly without the birds being around to consume them. Finally, as birds are seed dispersers, without them we would no longer be able to transport seeds to other areas of the forests and we would lose our native trees. Overall, birds are essential to our ecosystem 

The 1080 pallets are just bigger than two 2 dollars and they only weigh 1.3kg. 1080 is centred with cinnamon because the pests enjoy the smell of cinnamon so they will be attracted to the 1080 so they will eat it. 1080 takes time to kill the pests it will take almost 24 houses to kill the pests. The green colour on the 1080 pallets will blend into the native bush of New Zealand

I think that the Department of Conservation should be dispersed in bigger loads to stop the pests killing our native birds there are more pests in New Zealand than ever before so that means more birds has a bigger chance of dying from pests. 

1080 is very cheap and efficient for one drop 2kgs costs $12 to $16 dollars for one hectare that is not expensive say if we used traps that would be 507 million dollars that’s a lot of money. That money is coming from the people in NZ if we used traps there would be no money for the community and schools. 1080 pallets are made out of sodium fluoroacetate is used in 1080. Sodium fluoroacetate is also used to make plastic that is weird that 1080 has plastic in it I did not know that. 1080 is a biodegradable poison so when the Department of Conservation drops it and no pests eat, it will degrade into the soil. Let’s say if the Department of Conservation drops some bait into water then we drink it the poison will not affect humans because 1080 has the same Fluorescence as black tea.

I think the Department of Conservation should be dispersing more than 1080 baits because there is a rapid increase in all types of pests. The Department of Conservation said that 1080 kill 95% of possums that is 28.5mil of the 30mil possums in NZ so there is still 2.5mil possums and babies are being $16 born every day and 2kgs of 1080 per hectare. And they don’t drop them that much which is not enough for the rapid increase of pests in NZ. In conclusion, we should be using more 1080 because it is fast and it has a positive effect on the pests of Aotearoa. By being cheap and efficient it works without a big cost. Because if we were using traps then there would not be money for other things, such as sports facilities and community playgrounds. We could build enclosures for the birds because we have spare money by using the cheaper 1080, so there would be no pests in their habitats. With the enclosures, the birds will be able to make the ecosystem better than ever before. With my statements, I hope you have changed your mind about 1080. I want you to see what I see the birds flying freely the birds chirping loud and people able to see all of the native birds of NZ