tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4533740979429003976.post9099999617944693626..comments2023-04-02T08:32:18.953-07:00Comments on nature of a man: Death By 1,000 Cutsrandomtruthhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01941027847362672057noreply@blogger.comBlogger13125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4533740979429003976.post-79124502287077344882013-10-30T07:38:28.694-07:002013-10-30T07:38:28.694-07:00Thanks Owlman. I agree, of course. And the thing i...Thanks Owlman. I agree, of course. And the thing is - you know the chemists can figure something else out. And would want to, if the company stepped up instead of trying to protect their cash cow.randomtruthhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01941027847362672057noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4533740979429003976.post-90727105204204943182013-10-25T11:55:54.111-07:002013-10-25T11:55:54.111-07:00Excellent post on much needed information and clas...Excellent post on much needed information and classic example of how predators are affected by toxins in the food chain. No doubt that these poisons should be removed from the market.Owlmanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10917509485863015259noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4533740979429003976.post-86442888282596031982013-09-24T23:00:24.070-07:002013-09-24T23:00:24.070-07:00Thank you for this excellent post, RT. Rat poisons...Thank you for this excellent post, RT. Rat poisons are so bad for so many animals. joellenarnoldhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17270911746209605380noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4533740979429003976.post-30586979808123432082013-09-20T07:56:51.323-07:002013-09-20T07:56:51.323-07:00Thanks much David for spreading the word. Hopefull...Thanks much David for spreading the word. Hopefully the ban will pass and we can get the stuff off the store shelves soon.randomtruthhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01941027847362672057noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4533740979429003976.post-73898728737231651222013-09-20T07:51:34.836-07:002013-09-20T07:51:34.836-07:00It is an interesting question John. Because some o...It is an interesting question John. Because some of the studies are finding build-up of the anti-coags in mtn lions, too, which is pretty high up the food chain.randomtruthhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01941027847362672057noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4533740979429003976.post-24317657816351010642013-09-20T07:49:51.721-07:002013-09-20T07:49:51.721-07:00Thanks much. Some of the work in SoCal around LA i...Thanks much. Some of the work in SoCal around LA is the best in the state, and really shedding light on the issue.randomtruthhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01941027847362672057noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4533740979429003976.post-87774504108786429902013-09-19T08:20:48.780-07:002013-09-19T08:20:48.780-07:00 I want to thank you for your link to “Death By 10... I want to thank you for your link to “Death By 1000 Cuts”. We really need to spread the word that the unrestricted use of rodenticides is devastating the heath of our ecosystems. I find it sickening when I walk through Lowes, OSH, Safeway and see rows of unregulated “rat poison” for anyone to put out, all in the name of convenience. <br /> The irony is not wasted on me, the predators we need are being hit hard by collateral damage thus the “need” for more rodenticide to control “pests” in our homes and ranches.<br /> It truly brings tears to my eyes to see some of the devastation we humans unleash without much though or understanding. <br /> This is an issue East Bay Puma Project and Bay Area Bobcat Study will spend much time researching and educating folks about.<br /> I know this will date me and there is an entire generation that will have no idea what I am saying but in the early 60’s DDT was the end all for insect pest elimination. Well that just about killed off our National Symbol the Bald Eagle. See Silent Spring. Seems humans are short sighted and are doomed to make the same mistakes over and over.<br /><br /> Ouch!<br /><br /> Thanks David<br />dtharphttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11066760622180974417noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4533740979429003976.post-58461919795973269732013-09-17T05:19:40.877-07:002013-09-17T05:19:40.877-07:00Excellent post. I saw something similar in the Sa...Excellent post. I saw something similar in the Santa Monica mountains when I was working with bobcats there about 10 years ago. Lots of cases of severe mange and if we could get a blood sample the blood didn't clot very well - a good sign of secondary rodenticide poisoning.<br /><br />These anti-coagulant rodenticides are cruel to the rodents and cause a great deal of harm to other animals in the area. I agree that we should ban there and, if needed (and it often isn't really needed, these are used prophylacticly), come up with an alternative method of rodent control.Bad Kittyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16941032497575225274noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4533740979429003976.post-61809533040133970732013-09-08T08:26:04.187-07:002013-09-08T08:26:04.187-07:00The stuff should be banned. It kills humans, too:...The stuff should be banned. It kills humans, too: http://www.ksbw.com/news/central-california/hollister-gilroy/agriculture-commission-investigating-watsonville-pesticide-death/-/5738758/21130532/-/qqngev/-/index.html. He obviously had other problems, but still.Katie (Nature ID)https://www.blogger.com/profile/17730655720390625839noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4533740979429003976.post-25054191606855211952013-09-07T14:28:33.145-07:002013-09-07T14:28:33.145-07:00A very thought provoking post. Even though humans ...A very thought provoking post. Even though humans dont eat many rodents except maybe the occasional rabbit. You gotta wonder what the secondary, and long term effects of all these poisons have on humans?johnhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05008523039059312800noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4533740979429003976.post-49224868356421615482013-09-07T11:13:25.509-07:002013-09-07T11:13:25.509-07:00I live and work on the wildland-urban edge and hav...I live and work on the wildland-urban edge and have seen a number of very sick or dead bobcats in the last few years with severe mange. The first time I saw it several years ago, I was horrified on the inside but on the outside I said, "Yah, it is tough being a wild animal but that is part of the natural cycle." Then we learned about the connection with rodenticides and saw more and more pitiful bobcats with rough coats, bleeding faces and too weak to move away from the trail. I feel awful about my initial ignorance but now we tell neighbors, hikers, other park agencies about the hazards of these rodenticides and encourage them to try other options. When I tell people about this problem with rodenticides getting into the wild predators, they typically say things like "I had no idea" or "I wish I knew that before I set out that bait station in my yard." This week I checked several retail and hardware stores near the parks and found these products available for sale in bulk packages. The instructions are vague about how they might affect wildlife or your pets, how to reduce that risk by where you place the bait, and the warnings are only in English and Spanish whereas we have people of many different languages in the San Francisco Bay area. Even the non-anticoagulant rodenticides can poison wildlife, so watch out for those too. We went back through our photos of busts of illegal marijuana farms and found numerous boxes and bulk bags of these same rodenticides being used indiscriminately in remote wild areas. People want to protect their families and crops from rodents but they also want to know all the info and how to avoid killing wildlife. It's a huge problem RandomMan and I am glad you are sharing info about it. Cindyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13378411362651806039noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4533740979429003976.post-866797382224084072013-09-06T20:54:55.958-07:002013-09-06T20:54:55.958-07:00Good informative post, RT. A great pics, too. Good informative post, RT. A great pics, too. Camera Trap Codgerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11052159376463794204noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4533740979429003976.post-74455433280719719142013-09-06T20:38:39.175-07:002013-09-06T20:38:39.175-07:00Well researched post. Scary to ponder the potentia...Well researched post. Scary to ponder the potential far-reaching threat to wildlife populations. smooshy hearthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01180945325900229133noreply@blogger.com