Lethal second-generation rat poisons are killing endangered quolls and Tasmanian devils

PHYSorg
Feb 17, 2025, 6:20 pm138 pts
Humans have been poisoning rodents for centuries. But fast-breeding rats and mice have evolved resistance to earlier poisons. In response, manufacturers have produced second generation anticoagulant rodenticides such as bromadiolone, widely used in Australian households.

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