LOWELL — The City Council unanimously voted to ban the use of a class of rat poisons known as second-generation anticoagulant rodenticides, or SGARs, on city-owned property after a public hearing on ...

A bill that would make it illegal to purchase or use rodenticide in Rhode Island is one step closer to becoming law. S 651 A, introduced by Sen. Melissa Murray, D-Woonsocket, unanimously passed the ...

Anticoagulant rodenticides have long been the cornerstone of rodent pest management. Their mode of action centres on inhibiting the vitamin K epoxide reductase complex, with the VKORC1 gene encoding ...

Flaco, New York City’s celebrity owl, had a severe pigeon-borne illness and high levels of rat poison when he fatally crashed into a building. Credit: AP The steady rise in the number of hawks, owls, ...