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

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

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. 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. Plants & Animals Ecology Phys.org – latest science and technology news stories

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