What our eagles tell us about rodenticides The majestic birds have made a comeback in Massachusetts, but now are under threat from the worst kind of food poisoning.

Many scientists think #rodenticides are worse than DDT because of their extreme toxicity and high rate of secondary poisoning in predators. The most effective way to reduce rat populations is reducing their food supply.
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Raptors, Other Species Pay Price for Efforts to Kill Rats and Mice - ecoRI News Under the proposed law, municipalities would be authorized to create pest management programs to replace the use of rodenticides.

Legislation would restrict first-generation anticoagulant #rodenticides, which inadvertently find their way into #wildlife. ecori.org/raptors-othe...

Owl parents as a team – not as “vermin” Barn owl parents care for their young with impressive teamwork. Why do these strictly protected mouse hunters survive despite hunting bans and the influence of the agricultural and hunting lobby?

Documentaries show that predators such as #barnowls, #eagleowls, #tawnyowls, #kestrels, #commonbuzzards, #redkites, #foxes can be secondarily poisoned if they eat poisoned #mice. Long-term monitoring of barn owls reveals widespread contamination with #rodenticides

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There are safer alternatives to poisoning our #environment with #rodenticides and harming #wildlife and sometimes even pets.

Rather than using these dangerous poisons, homeowners can eliminate rodents’ easy access to food, water, and shelter to prevent infestations, which has shown be just as effective and more humane.

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#Rodenticides #California #Poison #MountainLion

An adult mountain lion rests in the branches of a large tree, air plants dotting the branch above its head. We can see a bright blue sky between the branches. The mountain lion is looking down at the camera.

Something we should do away with in the #NewYear? Blood-thinning rat poisons!

In a new 2024 statewide survey released by the CA Dept. of Fish & Wildlife, the powerful anticoagulant #rodenticides were found in the bodies of 95% of mountain lions and 69% of nontarget wildlife tested.

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#BanRodenticides #ProtectOwls

#Owls need three things: #hunting grounds, #perches, and #prey. #Rodenticides destroy the prey. Development destroys the hunting grounds. Both lead to the same decline.

The photo on the left shows P-22 at his March 2014 capture, when he was suffering from mange. The photo on the right shows P-22 at his December 2015 capture, without any skin lesions or scabs.

A report released this month by the #California Dept of Fish and Wildlife found that rat poisons are still unintentionally poisoning wildlife at high rates.

The powerful anticoagulant #rodenticides were found in 95% of mountain lions and 69% of nontarget wildlife tested.

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A small rodent peeks out from under a desert plant, possibly agave or aloe.

Blood-thinning #rodenticides used on rats have harmful ripple effects through entire ecosystems.

Jonathan Evans, a senior attorney at the Center, was quoted in the @sfchronicle.com and said he’s skeptical about measures to keep animals from being poisoned.

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#Rodenticides kill over 70 species of non-target wildlife: owls, hawks, foxes, and even mountain lions.
These poisons should be outlawed and banned altogether.

The Alarming Truth About Rodenticides: Pets and Children at Risk Every year, rodenticides expose over 100 pets to fatal risks and generate 10,000 calls to poison control for kids. Discover the shocking statistics.

The Alarming Truth About Rodenticides: Pets and Children at Risk #United_States #Pet_Safety #Sonoma #Automatic_Trap_Company #Rodenticides

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The Impact of a Ghostwritten Paper on the Fate of #Glyphosate - A downsized #EPA faces a deadline to review the #herbicide #safety without much of its in-house expertise. In Oct 2026 EPA must release decision on use of America’s most widely used herbicide. It will mark milestone in the 15-year […]

Wild Pigs Turn 'Neon Blue' in California, Triggering Warnings Game hunters have found startlingly 'neon blue' flesh inside of wild pigs in California, triggering advisory statements on potential contamination.

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#WildPigs Turn 'Neon Blue' in #California, Triggering Warnings
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A single poisoned rat can kill a whole owl family.
#Rodenticides don’t stop at rats. They move up the food chain.
Our ‘shortcuts’ are killing everything.

Read more about safer alternatives to rodenticides here: tinyurl.com/2v48v8yk #rodenticides #bobcat #RhodeIsland #conservation

Calling all researchers, academics, conservationists, farmers, doctors, veterinarians, and NGOs working to protect Australia’s biodiversity and pets.

Please sign this open letter to stop #rodenticides.

Also, read the letter to understand what they do to our #wildlife and #habitats

This Owl House - Barn Owl Nestcam - Meet Alma & Friedel (3) YouTube video by The Hutto Feline Catio

3 owlets hatched. Starting 4/4/25 now we have 3 eggs still waiting to hatch. #AlmaAndFriedel will sure be busy!!
Please don't use #rodenticides !!! Hang a box, even a sml box for smaller owls that #BarnOwls. Your free #pestcontrol is out there!
Show them love
#Owls

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Should be a mandatory thing that after a day if hard news & labor u watch a #BarnOwl mom help her #hatchling baby - born fall 2024 it took flight in Jan 2025. 3 siblings died of #rodenticides 😭
Pls tell ur local biz no poison bait traps. #Poison kills up the food chain

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Research Highlights Regulatory Failures in Addressing Risks to Nontarget Organisms from Rodenticides - Beyond Pesticides Daily News Blog Multiple studies showcase the negative impacts to nontarget organisms from rodenticides that regulatory processes fail to address.

We disagree with EPA's Rodenticide Strategy with the final biological evaluation of 11 #rodenticides & #noeffect determinations. The risk of #pesticide #exposure to nontarget #aquatic & terrestrial #wildlife is often disregarded in regulatory assessments. #anticoagulants ➡️ Blog: ow.ly/tu2S50VjYHO

The poisons then accumulate up the food chain, affecting wildlife by thinning the blood and reducing clotting, possibly leading to internal hemorrhaging and suppressed immune systems in pumas and bobcats. Learn more at: tinyurl.com/8eefyufr #rodenticides #bioaccumulation #conservation #felidae

Coverage in @highcountrynews.bsky.social of our recent paper where we document that Turkey Vultures in California remain exposed to anticoagulant #rodenticides, despite recent state-wide bans.

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Lethal second-generation rat poisons are killing endangered quolls and Tasmanian devils Second generation rat poisons are so potent that they’re banned for home use in Europe and North America. But here, you can pick them up at Bunnings or Coles.

"We tested samples from 52 animals. Half of these were positive for second generation anticoagulant #rodenticides

The poisons are hitting a wide range of #carnivores including #otters, #wolves, #foxes and #raccoons

Even the famous Californian #condor is threatened by rodenticides

#BanRodenticides

"Blotto the Mouse Celebrator"

Mickey Mouse-themed Blotto McMoonDrop illustration.

#2dillustration #characterdesign #cartoonstyle #moonhead #rocketbody #blackink #farmboy #lie #blushing #rodenticides #mickeymouse #disney

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Rat Poison Harms Endangered #Wildlife Up & Down Food Chain. In humanity’s war against rats, other #animals are collateral. The EPA released its final eval on #rodenticides that jeopardize at least 78 endangered #species such as black-footed ferrets & CA condors.
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Had the privilege of attending a screening of a marvellous film about masked owls in #MargaretRiver sponsored by @BirdlifeOz.
I need to bang on yet again about #rodenticides - killing our owls, possums & even reptiles.
Illegal in all other western nations EXCEPT Australia.
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The Eurasian eagle owl escaped from his vandalized enclosure on Feb. 2, 2023 The final results of a necropsy done on Flaco the beloved New York City owl were released on Monday afternoon.

“Flaco… had a severe pigeon #herpesvirus from eating feral pigeons that had become part of his diet, and exposure to four different #anticoagulant #rodenticides that are commonly used for rat control in New York City”

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Biological evaluation by @EPA is inadequate—urge the agency to improve its protection of #endangeredspecies from #rodenticides! >> Click here to read comments by @byondpesticides:>> Click here to #takeaction:

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Scientists Develop Nontoxic Method To Deter Rodents from Eating Planted Seeds in Crop Production - Beyond Pesticides Daily News Blog (Beyond Pesticides, May 23, 2023) Scientists have developed a nontoxic method to deter rodents from feeding on freshly planted seeds, publishing the approach in the journal Nature Sustainability this month. The new tactic, which confuses mice through olfactory misinformation, has the potential to significantly reduce the use of hazardous rodenticides in farming operations. The approach comes at a time of increased scrutiny around rat poisons, specifically second-generation anticoagulant rodenticides (SGARs), which can result in the secondary poisoning of predators that eat poisoned rodents. Researchers set out with the intent of finding a safe alternative to rodenticides that can effectively reduce pest damage without the need for hazardous interventions. “A simpler approach to pest damage is to manipulate decisions making by problem animals and disrupt their ability to find at-risk foods,” the study indicates. Contrary to the promises of the pesticide industry that its products are ‘silver bullets’ for pest management, the authors propose weaponizing misinformation over brute force by fooling mice into thinking their sought-out food source is not there. Mice and other rodent foragers most often rely on scent and odor to determine where food is located. In the context of this study, farmers plant wheat seeds along rows, […]

Researchers at the @SydneySOLES developed a #nontoxic alternative to #rodenticides by deterring #mice from eating freshly planted #seeds by confusing their #smell with wheat germ seed oil! 🐁 🐁 #farm #agriculture #pestmanagement #organic #dailynews Blog:

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