Associate Professor John White
@johnwhitewildlife.bsky.social
I’m a wildlife ecologist at Deakin University Australia. Long-term small mammal, fire and climate research in Gariwerd (Grampians). Rodenticide impacts in wildlife. Urban ecology. Powerful owls. Native gardener :)
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An all to familiar story. At least they tested the owls, which is something that does not happen in too many parts of the world.
October 24, 2025 at 5:48 AM
An all to familiar story. At least they tested the owls, which is something that does not happen in too many parts of the world.
Agree entirely. But pretty much all the poison used by domestic and commercial operators are SGARs and that is what is turning up in wildlife. There are as you say alternative, but very few will use them.
October 24, 2025 at 5:45 AM
Agree entirely. But pretty much all the poison used by domestic and commercial operators are SGARs and that is what is turning up in wildlife. There are as you say alternative, but very few will use them.
Everyone is trying to get away with actions that don’t actually prevent the use of rodenticides.
September 8, 2025 at 9:32 PM
Everyone is trying to get away with actions that don’t actually prevent the use of rodenticides.
No. Failed to release it on time. Maybe this year. So over due it is not funny
September 7, 2025 at 12:44 AM
No. Failed to release it on time. Maybe this year. So over due it is not funny
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Underrated creatures!
Pieces (27 bits of metal and glass) and the perky resulting gentleman
July 8, 2025 at 9:02 AM
Underrated creatures!
It is absolutely a critical tool in NZ where you have almost no native mammals (I would imagine mopoke are impacted heavily). The point being urban living people use this stuff without thinking or even realising there are consequences.
July 5, 2025 at 9:35 AM
It is absolutely a critical tool in NZ where you have almost no native mammals (I would imagine mopoke are impacted heavily). The point being urban living people use this stuff without thinking or even realising there are consequences.
Depends on the species. Some almost 100% others not so great. Doesn’t really cost much to try 5 or 6 cuttings of a species and seeing what happens. Cutting hormone and keeping them wet really helps.
July 5, 2025 at 5:53 AM
Depends on the species. Some almost 100% others not so great. Doesn’t really cost much to try 5 or 6 cuttings of a species and seeing what happens. Cutting hormone and keeping them wet really helps.
Similar with powerful owls. www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
Silent killers? The widespread exposure of predatory nocturnal birds to anticoagulant rodenticides
Anticoagulant rodenticides (ARs) influence predator populations and threaten the stability of ecosystems. Understanding the prevalence and impact of r…
www.sciencedirect.com
July 5, 2025 at 5:46 AM
Similar with powerful owls. www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
Oh dear that would be Gets!!! 😂
July 5, 2025 at 3:26 AM
Oh dear that would be Gets!!! 😂