There’s shocking new evidence of rodenticide poisoning in Australia’s nocturnal predatory birds. High concentrations of the active ingredients were found in 92% of the 60 dead birds they tested.
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Household rat poison is endangering caracals, and other wildlife species in Cape Town, that prey on poisoned rodents. If not managed, this can negatively alter the region’s ecosystem.
Rat baits are widely used to keep rodent pests at bay. But many Australian reptiles are resistant to the poison, potentially spreading these deadly compounds up the food chain.
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Adjunct Lecturer, Edith Cowan University
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Senior Lecturer in Wildlife Ecology, Edith Cowan University
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Senior Lecturer in Conservation Ecology & Genetics, University of Cape Town
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Postdoctoral Fellow - University of California and Institute for Communities and Wildlife, University of Cape Town
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Associate Professor, Deakin University
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Associate Professor in Wildlife and Conservation Biology, Deakin University
