Anticoagulant rodenticides (AR), principally difethialone, brodifacoum, and bromadiolone, were detected in the livers of 89% of 72 Red-tailed Hawks (Buteo jamaicensis) from New York City, New York, US examined for cause of death over a 7-yr period (January 2012–December 2018). Fatal hemorrhage likely attributable to AR exposure was diagnosed in 41% (30/74) of cases, and 46% (18/39) of the cases analyzed with no gross evidence of AR-mediated hemorrhage had liver concentrations of AR that overlapped those with an AR-poisoning diagnosis. Although urban areas like New York City can support surprisingly dense populations of Red-tailed Hawks, the threat posed by extensive use of AR can be large.
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6 January 2021
Anticoagulant Rodenticides in Red-Tailed Hawks (Buteo jamaicensis) from New York City, New York, USA, 2012–18
Joseph C. Okoniewski,
Christine VanPatten,
Ashley E. Ableman,
Kevin P. Hynes,
Angela L. Martin,
Peter Furdyna
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Journal of Wildlife Diseases
Vol. 57 • No. 1
January 2021
Vol. 57 • No. 1
January 2021
Anticoagulant rodenticides
brodifacoum
bromadiolone
Buteo jamaicensis
difethialone
urban raptors