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Fatal second-generation rat poison kills Qulls and Tasmanian Devils to endanger the threat of extinction

Robert Davis, Judy Dunlop, Melissa Snape, Stephanie Pulseford, Conversation Credit: Science of Total Environment (2025). doi:10.1016/j.scitotenv.2025.178832 Humans have been poisoning rodents for centuries. However, rapidly breeding rats and mice have evolved resistance to previous venom. In response, the manufacturer is producing second-generation anticoagulant rodents, such as bromagiolon, which is widely used in Australian households. Unfortunately, these powerful poisons do not…