Massachusetts lawmakers want to restrict a type of rat poison that is particularly dangerous to birds, pets and wildlife.

Experts argue that the population increase in rodents is because of warmer climates, urbanization and recent legislation.

Of 101 samples collected from dead animals between September 2023 and May 2024, 85 percent tested positive for rodenticide, ...

The poison interferes with the blood-clotting ... that makes your living out of eating these mice and rats, you think you have a free lunch, right? It’s a very easy target,” Mertz said.

The owl is believed to have been hit by a car after consuming rat poison, which is a common occurrence, according to the rehabilitation clinic treating the bird. Rodent poison is a threat to many ...

Despite statewide restrictions on the deadly poisons, new research shows they’re still infiltrating the food web.