Rat poison is killing our beloved native owls and tawny frogmouths. And that's the tip of the iceberg
There's nothing quite like having a rodent problem in your home. Most people will do anything to get rid of them.
There's nothing quite like having a rodent problem in your home. Most people will do anything to get rid of them.
Plants & Animals
Aug 27, 2023
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Good news for Western Australian wildlife with a recent study suggesting that mice numbers could be controlled with much smaller doses of poison.
Ecology
Sep 25, 2020
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Curtin University-led research has found that common reptile species in Perth are accumulating rat poisons at an alarming rate, posing serious implications for the wider urban food web in Australia, and around the world.
Ecology
Aug 5, 2020
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For centuries, rats have thrived in cities because of human behavior. In response, humans have blamed the rats and developed techniques for poisoning them.
Other
Feb 25, 2020
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For most humans, life on these jagged islands off the coast of San Francisco would be a nightmare: Waves lash the shore with treacherous force, the stench of guano fills the air, and the screech of seagulls is so loud that ...
Ecology
Jul 9, 2019
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Urban rat poisons are spilling over into Cape Town's natural environment, threatening species such as caracal, mongoose, otter and owl, a team of University of Cape Town (UCT) researchers in the Institute for Communities ...
Plants & Animals
May 20, 2019
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Ecuador used drones to scatter rat poison on one of the Galapagos Islands in a bid to protect species including the world's only nocturnal seagull from the pests, the archipelago's national parks authority, PNG, said Thursday.
Ecology
Jan 24, 2019
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Wildlife species are being exposed to high levels of rat poison in northwest California, with illegal marijuana farms the most likely source point, according to a study led by the University of California, Davis, with the ...
Ecology
Jan 11, 2018
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(Phys.org)—A team of researchers the University of Cambridge and the Royal Society for the Protection of Birds has conducted a case study of a failed rat eradication project on an island in the South Pacific. In their paper ...
While you are busy prepping your house and car for winter, a Kansas State University veterinarian says don't forget about the pets, too.
Plants & Animals
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