Health Canada started phasing out the use of strychnine in 2020 over concerns it harms other wildlife. Without the poison, ...

Strychnine had long been the preferred pesticide for gopher control in Alberta — until the federal government began to phase ...

Strychnine usage and commercialization has been banned since 1988; however, strychnine continues to be one of the used substances for intentional poisoning in Portugal as results (in Figure 5) shows, ...

Seven years ago, Dyer-Maclean’s life was cut short, when she was found along an old railroad bed in Johnsonville, with high levels of strychnine, or rat poison, in her system.

The rat has been poisoned. I study the circa 1940s picture of this World War II countertop game. I learn the object of the game is to insert pill balls into the mouth of the moving Hitler head.

In high doses, strychnine sulphate is used as rat poison. It is a stimulant at lower doses, however, and is prohibited by the World Anti-Doping Agency for in-competition use. The controversy ...

Key signs of strychnine poisoning include tremors and seizures caused by stiffness. Life-threatening symptoms and death may occur in as little as 30 minutes after consumption of strychnine ...

State wildlife authorities continue to collect dead coyotes from the Pantano Wash on Tucson's east side, where 32 of the animals have been deliberately poisoned over the past two weeks.

Arizona state officials have launched an investigation into the suspected poisoning of animals that left three dogs and 20 wildlife animals dead in Tucson earlier this month. The Arizona Game and ...

A Boise dog, Bjorn, died after ingesting strychnine, a poison found in rat pesticides. Alicia Goff, the dog's owner, suspects the poisoning may have been intentional.

In two previous articles on rat poisons, warfarin and phosphorus were discussed. Thallium, strychnine and ANTU (alphanaphthyl thiourea), although little used today, are among the most toxic agents ...

Michael T. Mengak (Wildlife Specialist, Warnell School of Forestry & Natural Resources) recommends, “ Do not use homemade chemicals or products not labeled for use as rat and mouse poisons. Do not use ...