California’s Illegal Pot Farms Are Exposing Owls to Rat Poison, Finds New Study

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Jan 12, 2018, 2:02 pm240 pts
Wildlife species in remote areas of California, such as barred owls and threatened northern spotted owls, are being exposed to high levels of rat poison. Scientists say the toxin is most likely coming from thousands of illegal marijuana farms deep within the state’s northwestern forests that use the poison to…

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