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Dr Brian Coman shows how to use the poison bait layer, or 'poison cart' for the control of rabbits, in the National Museum's collection. This machine was used by Dr Coman in his work as a field pest controller in Victoria during the 1980s-90s and is based on a design developed in Australia in the 1950s. Pulled behind a vehicle, the bait layer could distribute large amounts of poison bait (chopped carrots soaked in '1080') over a wide area. Together with methods such as warren ripping, it was used to great effect on populations of introduced pest species such as the European rabbit. Recorded at Lanyon Woolshed on the Murrumbidgee River, near Canberra, June 2013.
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