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Related: About this forumGov. Newsom restricts use of rat poison in bid to protect California mountain lions
California is restricting the use of a certain type of rat poison that poses a threat to mountain lions and other wildlife under a bill signed into law Tuesday by Gov. Gavin Newsom.
Anticoagulant poisoning is one of the leading causes of death for pumas roaming the Santa Monica Mountains. Studies have shown the toxic compounds wind up poisoning a large range of animals, including bobcats, California condors, spotted owls and San Joaquin kit foxes.
The measure was opposed by pest control companies, the California Chamber of Commerce and other business groups. In a letter sent to the state Senate this summer, the chamber said the products are necessary to protect agricultural operations and ensure the public has access to safe food products.
Anticoagulants are wiping out the very wildlife that help control rodents naturally, Lisa Owens Viani, director of Raptors Are The Solution, said in a statement. There is a groundswell of support for this bill, which takes a giant step to reduce secondary poisoning.
In recent studies, necropsies completed on 96% of mountain lions and 80% of raptors showed exposure to anticoagulant rodenticides, according to the governors office.
In recent studies, necropsies completed on 96% of mountain lions and 80% of raptors showed exposure to anticoagulant rodenticides, according to the governors office.
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Gov. Newsom restricts use of rat poison in bid to protect California mountain lions (Original Post)
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MoonchildCA
(1,301 posts)1. I love this!
Its such a big issue here. Ive thought it should be outlawed for years.
Phoenix61
(16,950 posts)2. Yeah!
What an awful inhumane way to kill anything, purposefully or not. Have to wonder what it does to those agricultural workers who are exposed to it.