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1. Widespread anticoagulant poison exposure in predators in a rapidly growing South African city

Author:
Serieys, Laurel E.K.; Bishop, Jacqueline; Okes, Nicola; Broadfield, Joleen; Winterton, Deborah Jean; Poppenga, Robert H.; Viljoen, Storme; Wayne, Robert K.; O'Riain, M. Justin
Source:
The Science of the total environment 2019 v.666 pp. 581-590
ISSN:
0048-9697
Subject:
Caracal caracal,   etc   ; Aonyx capensis; Bubo; Genetta tigrina; Herpestidae; Mellivora capensis; anticoagulants; bioaccumulation; biodiversity; blood; forage; habitat destruction; invertebrates; issues and policy; linear models; liver; predators; risk factors; rodenticides; toxicity; trophic levels; vines; vineyards; wildlife; wildlife habitats; South Africa;     Show all 26 Subjects
Abstract:
... Anticoagulant rodenticides (ARs) are used worldwide to control rodent populations. ARs bioaccumulate across trophic levels and threaten non-target wildlife. We investigated the prevalence of AR exposure in seven predator species in the rapidly developing Greater Cape Town region of South Africa – a mosaic of natural, urban, and agricultural areas within a global biodiversity hotspot. We focused sa ...
DOI:
10.1016/j.scitotenv.2019.02.122