Curbing 'Super-Toxic' Rat Poisons

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Image Credit: Simon Strandgaard.

A two-part series by Robert McClure of InvestigateWest, published in B.C. in partnership with The Tyee, exposes the toll high-powered rodenticides are having on rare barn owls and other wildlife, and the threat they posed to children as well. Tougher regulations are in the works, but not without resistance from industry and some public health advocates. Photos by Paul Joseph Brown.

In This Series

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'Super-toxic' Rat Poisons Killing BC's Rare Barn Owls, Other Wildlife

Owls are bleeding to death slowly and agonizingly. The culprit: extra-potent rodenticides poisoning wild animal food chains. Part one of two.

By Robert McClure, 13 Dec 2010

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Rat Poisons Endanger Children Across North America

Canadian and US governments are finally enacting serious safety measures, but not without a fight. Second of two.

By Robert McClure, 13 Dec 2010

The Gem of Canadian Science that Harper Killed

Experimental Lakes Area was world famous; its findings might have saved Canada billions.

By Andrew Nikiforuk