Rodenticides in the environment pose threats to birds of prey. eurekalert.org. March 23, 2021.Over the past decades, the increased use of chemicals in many areas led to environmental pollution – of water, soil and also wildlife. In addition to plant protection substances and human and veterinary medical drugs, rodenticides have had toxic effects on wildlife. […]
34 condors died in Mendoza and believe they were poisoned. argentina.topnews.cloud. January 22, 2018. A group of 34 condors, a puma, two sheep, a lamb and a goat appeared dead in the town of Los Molles, in the department of Malargüe. The bodies of the animals were piled up and partially burned, and because of […]
Toxicological trivia from November 19, 2014: The control systems of canines in Argentina unfortunately are non-selective and probably have been responsible for the greater removal of foxes. The first method is the toxic baits or poisons, which for decades were symbolized by strychnine sulfate. The fox in the picture is:a) Red fox;b) Gray Fox;c) Black […]
Sodium nitrite that’s used to kill wild pigs also cures bacon, jerky, hot dogs.examiner.com. June 22, 2014. The chemical used to cure bacon, beef jerky, some hot dogs, and various types of deli meats, sodium nitrite, has been approved as a poison to use to dispatch wild pigs that eat food from people’s yards and […]
Pet Owners Warned of Squirrel Poison on North Side Streets. myfoxchicago.com. March 22, 2012. North Side pet owners in the Rogers Park and Edgewater communities are being warned to be on the look out for squirrel poison. The poison may look like a pile of grounded beef from a distance, according to an email alert […]
Pet Owners Warned of Squirrel Poison on North Side Streets. myfoxchicago.com. March 22, 2012. North Side pet owners in the Rogers Park and Edgewater communities are being warned to be on the look out for squirrel poison. The poison may look like a pile of grounded beef from a distance, according to an email alert […]
Trappers urge halt to poisoning of wolves. By Ed Struzik. edmontonjournal.com. February 28, 2012. One of the province’s largest trap-ping associations has joined a growing chorus of individuals and organizations calling on the province to stop poisoning wolves in an attempt to save caribou in the Little Smoky region. "While we believe that wolf populations […]
Trappers urge halt to poisoning of wolves. By Ed Struzik. edmontonjournal.com. February 28, 2012. One of the province’s largest trap-ping associations has joined a growing chorus of individuals and organizations calling on the province to stop poisoning wolves in an attempt to save caribou in the Little Smoky region. "While we believe that wolf populations […]
Toxicological trivia from April 23, 2010: Indonesian poachers used poisoned baits to extract ivory tusks of an elephant from Sumatra, in serious danger of extinction and the eighth found dead by poisoning in the last three months from this date. The body of the giant mammal, in his 30s, was found in June 2009, near […]