Sub-lethal poisoning of possums with acute pesticides used in bait stations

Acute poisoning with a rat bait

A 62-year old man was admitted to the emergency station with symptoms of nausea and vomiting. He admitted to having ingested rat poison bait in a suicide attempt. The patient’s medical history indicated an earlier suicide attempt in 2003. No psychiatric treatment had followed. A blood sample of the patient together with a sample of blue rat tralyl has therefore been rated as extremely toxic (T+...

Successful Treatment of Acute Lethal Dose of Acrylamide Poisoning

Background: Acrylamide (C3H5NO) is a vinyl monomer. This water-soluble crystalline solid is a colorless, odorless agent which is used in scientific laboratories and some industries. Acrylamide has cellular oxidative effects. Acute or chronic poisoning with this agent happens as a result of skin, respiratory, or oral contacts. Clinical manifestations depend on the dose, duration, and frequency...

Rabbit bait-take from plastic bait stations

Plastic bait stations were trialled to assess their usefulness as a rabbit control tool. Non-toxic cereal baits were applied at two 171 ha Mackenzie Basin sites, at one site in stations and at the other site spread directly on the ground. Bait-take at each site was measured. Rhodamine-dyed baits were also used to determine the proportion of rabbits at each site that took bait. Bait-take, and th...

Self poisoning with pesticides.

Feeding by Captive Rare Birds on Baits Used in Poisoning Operations for Control of Brushtail Possums

Non-toxic plain and cinnamon-flavoured carrots and cereal-based baits used in poisoning operations for control of the brushtail possum (Trichosurus vulpecula) were offered to seven species of captive rare birds at Mt Bruce National Wildlife Centre. Some individuals of all species ate plain baits. Antipodes Island parakeets (Cyanoramphus unicolor) preferred carrot to cereal-based baits, North Is...