Investigation of tutin, a naturally-occurring plant toxin, as a novel, culturally acceptable rodenticide in New Zealand

Abstract

He nui nga mātauranga a te Māori (Ngai Tūhoe) e pā ana ki nga momo hua tāokeoke (Toxins) e taea ana te whakarite hei rauemi tāwai i ngā riha kīrearea, pērā anō ki nga whiu takarangi o te tāoke 1080. I whakamātauhia e matou i nga ira tāoke o roto o te hua Tutu, ki rō taiwhanga pūtaiao. Mā te wero atu ki tētahi kiore (Norway Rat) i hua mai ngā mohiotanga o te nui me te momo o ngā tāokeoke kei roto i tēnei miro Māori, me te āhua o tēnei tāoke kia mau-rohā tonu tōna tuku whakahemo (Humaneness). Kei tua o te 55 mg kg −1 neke atu, te ine i tūtuki pai ai nga tāhawahawatanga o te miro Tutu, ā, e mau-roha tonu ana te kōhurutanga o te riha. Ko te whakatau kia kawea atu tēnei kaupapa ki nga ahurewa rangahau e taea ai te waihanga i tētahi mōunu tāokeoke, kia whakamātauria ki rō ngāhere. Hei tāpiritanga ki tēnei, he roa rawa te wā e pakari ai te whanaketanga mai o tētahi tākoe e rerekē ana ki te 1080, anō nei, mā ngā kawenga o te mātauranga Māori ki tēnei take e whanake tika ai te kaupapa nei.

Kua takoto te mānuka: mātauranga Māori in New Zealand ecology

“…This article also highlights that harvested species are highlyvalued by Māori and therefore will be protected for future generations, as part of the harvest regime. Ogilvie et al (2019) undertook an oral gavage trial to assess the toxicity and humaneness of the New Zealand Indigenous plant extract tutin to Norway rats (Rattus norvegicus). In previous work, Pauling et al (2009) used mātauranga to identify six native plants for their biologically active properties, both as toxins and medicines.…”

‘Get together, work together, write together’: a novel framework for conservation of New Zealand frogs

“…species significant to Māori culture and worldview (Treaty of Waitangi 1840;Conservation Act 1987;Resource Management Act 1991, WAI 262 2011. Biocultural partnerships for the management of local natural resources are increasingly recognised as important conservation strategies, and their formation is strongly encouraged, both in New Zealand (Ruru et al 2017;Lyver et al 2019;Ogilvie et al 2019) and worldwide (Alcorn 1993;Redford et al 2018). In order to optimise the outcomes of conservation projects undertaken in collaboration with local indigenous communities, it is necessary to integrate science with a wider body of knowledge, practice and beliefs (Berkes 2008).…”