BOCA and Birds Australia put out press releases to this effect (esp.
the illegal home-made baits being used by farmers). Poisoned rodents
can poison owls/raptors/magpies and similar, and poisoned grain kills
finches, native pigeons etc. When I was in Leeton recently there was
also a report in the local paper about large number of pet cats/dogs
which have been poisoned (and in some cases killed) by picking up the
baits.
sandra h
On Fri, Aug 26, 2011 at 1:34 PM, Robin Eckermann <> wrote:
> At 06:19 AM 27/08/2011, Terry Bell wrote:
>>
>> is there a chance that barn owls owls are dying after consumimg poisoned
>> mice ? Terry Bell
>
> A good question, Terry. There is a lot of bait around to try and control
> these rodents, and I too have wondered whether a bird eating them could
> ingest the toxins.
>
> As it turns out, my 2 year-old grandson found a freshly deceased mouse on
> the driveway just this morning - he was visibly saddened, promptly declaring
> that it was his favourite mouse. :) Not sure where it came from, but we
> buried it in the garden specifically to avoid it being eaten by any of my
> tame magpies (having previously seen them with a dead mouse).
>
> I'd certainly be interested in an informed opinion as to whether birds could
> be affected by eating rodents that have ingested poisons.
>
> Regards ... Robin Eckermann
>
>
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