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Cape Town's caracals expose a hidden rat poison problem for the city's wildlife

Rat poisons used in homes, businesses and on farms are moving into South Africa's wildlife, according to new research from the Urban Caracal Project, a key research and education initiative based in the Institute for Communities and Wildlife in Africa (iCWild) at the University of Cape Town, togethe...

Cape Town's caracals expose a hidden rat poison problem for the city's wildlife
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Rat poisons used in homes, businesses and on farms are moving into South Africa's wildlife, according to new research from the Urban Caracal Project, a key research and education initiative based in the Institute for Communities and Wildlife in Africa (iCWild) at the University of Cape Town, together with international collaborators from the Institute for Game and Wildlife Research (IREC) and the Institute of Environmental Assessment and Water Research (CSIC) in Spain.

Originally published at Phys.org

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