Dragging the weighted black bait box out from the brush with his boots, Ryan Campbell wiped a few beads of sweat from his ...

This mountain lion, known as P-47, was found dead in Southern California on March 21, 2019, with rat poison in his system. National Park Service via AP ...

Rat poison is moving up through food chains, threatening carnivores around the world. Story by Meghan P. Keating, Clemson University • 3mo. R ats thrive around humans, for good reason: They feed ...

But better regulation and tracking of rat poison use is likely to be needed in many places around the world. Meghan P. Keating is a PhD Candidate in wildlife and fisheries biology at Clemson ...

Rat poison detected in around a third of wild mammal carnivores — including those that don't normally eat rodents, such as mountain lions and gray wolves. When you purchase through links on our ...

If rat poison were the answer to cities' rodent problems, we would've eliminated rats by now, said Murray. "Solving the issue of rodent problems goes beyond using poisons." ...

When rats and mice consume poison, they don’t die right on the spot, she said. They carry on looking for food and water, and sometimes are eaten by predators like bald eagles, coyotes and foxes.

Scientists at Deakin University previously found rat poison was to blame for killing powerful owls. In 2022, in a study looking at the prey of powerful owls, the team dissected 160 possums.

Rising through food chains. When wild animals consume rat poison – typically, by eating a poisoned rat – the effects may include internal bleeding and lesions, lethargy and a reduced immune ...