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Rat bait proving lethal to endangered Australian species

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Rat and mouse baits commonly used around the home and in the workplace could potentially wipe out as many as nine species of endangered Australian marsupial carnivores, including the iconic Tasmanian Devil and all of Australia’s quoll species, new research from Edith Cowan University (ECU) has found.

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Study shows endangered Australian species threatened by rat bait

CANBERRA, Feb. 18 (Xinhua) -- At least nine species of endangered Australian marsupial carnivores, including the iconic Tasmanian Devil and all of Australia's quoll species, are more endangered by rat and mouse baits commonly used around the home and in the workplace, a new study said on Tuesday, which called for stopping these unnecessary deaths of native wildlife. Staggering results were shown in the research

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