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https://westobserver.com/news/united-states/new-law-will-ban-rat-poison-that-was-harmful-to-wildlife/>
"Wildlife advocates are hailing the passage of Assembly Bill 1322, which
expands a moratorium on rat poison, as a win for mountain lions, coyotes and
other animals that live in and around urban areas across California.
The new law, also known as the California Ecosystems Protections Act of 2023,
will place a moratorium on diphacinone, a first-generation anticoagulant rat
poison, developed before 1970. The law will take effect Jan. 1.
Mountain lions, coyotes and other animals are often the unintended victims of
the poison when they eat smaller animals, like squirrels, possum or raccoons
that have consumed the rat poison. Diphacinone is often used to kill rats,
squirrels and other rodents.
The new legislation is an expansion of a similar bill passed in 2020, which
placed a moratorium on second-generation rodenticides, those developed after
1970.
The rat poison suppresses an animal’s immune system and can be a factor in
general population decline, according to Laurel Serieys, postdoctoral scholar
in environmental studies at the University of Santa Cruz who expressed her
concerns to the California Department of Pesticide Regulation in 2018."
Via
Future Crunch:
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Cheers,
*** Xanni ***
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mailto:xanni@xanadu.net Andrew Pam
http://xanadu.com.au/ Chief Scientist, Xanadu
https://glasswings.com.au/ Partner, Glass Wings
https://sericyb.com.au/ Manager, Serious Cybernetics
