California condors consume rodenticide

Submitted by PBMS Admin on

We note with interest The Wildlife Society (America and Canada) story about analysis of liver tissue samples from dead California condors revealing that a large portion of the giant raptors have consumed carcasses that contain second generation anticoagulant rodenticides. 

Rodenticides are a focus for the PBMS. We monitor these biocides in red kite and barn owls and our results inform a Stewardship Scheme in the UK.

See https://wildlife.org/california-condors-consume-rodenticide/ for the story. 

To access the journal publication, see Herring et al, 2022. Collateral damage: Anticoagulant rodenticides pose threats to California condors. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.envpol.2022.119925

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