Poison Experiment at Pohakuloa

[Midnight Rambler]

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Originally posted by bananahead

they should use Diphacinone, its very safe.. a Pueo would have to eat 81 pounds of dead rats to get a lethal dose...

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The one they're using, chlorophacinone, is actually less toxic to birds than diphacinone. Presumably that was one of the considerations.

As usual with Singer, this is all fearmongering nonsense. These rodenticides have been used safely numerous times in various places around the island.