Poisoning — Norway
Traditional rat poison causes small rodents to die from internal bleeding within a few days. The active substances prevent the blood from clotting. Norway banned the use of rat poison by private individuals in 2014. Yet researchers have found active substances from rodenticides in 54% of the red foxes they examined, according to a recent study.
“We were surprised how many of the foxes had consumed rat poison. The discovery worries us,” says veterinarian and doctoral student Kristin Opdal
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