Second generation rat poisons are so potent that they’re banned for home use in Europe and North America. But here, you can pick them up at Bunnings or Coles. Robert Davis, Associate Professor ...

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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 ...

Some 5% of Tasmanian devils had also been exposed to lethal levels of these second-generation poisons and a further 10% were exposed to potentially lethal levels. Even when these poisons don’t ...

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

Rat poison is yet another threat—and one they ... evidence is mounting that these second-generation rodenticides are killing many more animals than those targeted. The poisons are hitting ...

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The Erskineville local has little doubt what caused the hole, taking to a local Facebook community page to claim it was made by “the killer teeth of a rat”. Know the news with the 7NEWS app: Download ...

While this might appear tone-deaf at first glance, advocates argue that these poisons not only avoid addressing the root problem — they’re also toxic to nature’s best rat killers.