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"We’ve just had an epic win for our native animals, such as owls, goannas and
eagles. And after years contributing to the scientific evidence on the wildlife
impact of rodent poisons, it’s a day scientists like myself feared would never
come.
This week, the federal pesticides regulator finally announced a ban on the sale
of a type of rodent poisons called second-generation anticoagulant rodenticides
(SGARs).
This means that some commonly used rat baits will be taken off the shelf at
supermarkets and hardware shops. These baits can have a devastating effect on
native animals, which receive lethal or crippling doses when they eat poisoned
rats and mice.
Let’s look at what these rodent poisons (or rodenticides) are, why they are
lethal for wildlife, and why they needed to banned."
Cheers,
*** Xanni ***
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mailto:xanni@xanadu.net Andrew Pam
http://xanadu.com.au/ Chief Scientist, Xanadu
https://glasswings.com.au/ Partner, Glass Wings
https://sericyb.com.au/ Manager, Serious Cybernetics
