Notice of Hearing on the Application to Use Sodium Fluoroacetate ...

?ossi bil i y 5: s?csnCzr-y 20- son; ns canno: be r-i 5' x;, r?,e 2videnc2
a ,
?stab1 1 s;?s tna; C2r80cund 1Ceg ;\r~en l~sscl, in the xxic c31 :at- and i i:
SLDs as autnorizzi her2in aces no: ~GS? 2 significant ri5k 13 non-
target wi1 dl ifo.
Although there is no antidote for Compound 1080 poisoning and
treatment is symptomatic, the record establ i shes that wi ch appropr; ac2
precautions Compound 1280 can be ussd for ;redator control as
authori zed herein $4 thout si gni fi cant or ~lnreascnzbl e ri sks to hunan
health and he environnent.
6. The record daes ncE srzblish that over~ll i3sses cf snes? zr
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l ambs to yredatsrs have increased ii nce 1972.
>leverthe1 ess , for
i ndi vidual producers predaf i on renai ns a si gni fi cant c2use <strong>of</strong>
loss, which available a1 ternative means <strong>of</strong> ?rodator concr3l are
not consijtontly efiective in reducing ac costs which are reasonable
and feasible.
7. Compound 1080 when used in large-bait stations as a means <strong>of</strong> predator
control has not been shown to acccmpl ish its intended ?urpose,
that is, a reduction in area or regional cgyote populations followed
by a reduction in predation losses. A1 though no generalized reduction
in the populations <strong>of</strong> non-target species from the use <strong>of</strong> 1080 large-
baits has been shown, the evidence does not establish that this
conclusion is applicable to endangered species, wnich was 3 major
concern underlying the suspension and cancellation order. The
burden <strong>of</strong> pro<strong>of</strong> in these respects is clearly on the applicant. The
hazards <strong>of</strong> 1080 large-baits to endangered or threatened species are
clearly substantial. In view there<strong>of</strong> and in view <strong>of</strong> the fact that
sheep losses to predators on an overall basis have not been shown