State officials say the unexpected contact for the rodent is blue to the wild pigs of California.
Dan Burton, owner of a wildlife control company in Salinas, California, said, “I am not talking a little blue.” Los angeles time“I am talking about Neon Blue, Blueberry Blue.”
Burton was one of the first trapers, which revealed that the local wild boar had turned into blue from inside. A Subsequent investigation California Department of Fish and Wildlife (CDFW) found that pigs had consumed anticoagulants rodenticide Diphacinone, poison used by farmers to control the population of unwanted mice, mice, squirrels and other small animals by farmers. These substances often have dye to identify them as poison, CDFW reported, which probably explains how pigs end with blue muscles and fat.
Burton’s own investigation found that pools with poison were often felt at Squirrel fodder stations, which local farmers were using to control the squirrel population targeting their crops. However, as poisoned bait had a small dose of diphahasinone, despite the pigs turning to blue, they were not externally ill.
Eating poisoned animals by this rodent can lead to secondary contact through poison, CDFW said. For example, the agency is warning the hunters not to consume any wild animal with signs of blue contamination and report any vision to such animal authorities. Overall, the agency advised the hunter to take additional precautions around the areas with rat control programs, as it is also possible that exposed animals do not necessarily do not have blue.
“Hunters should know that the animals of the game, such as wild boar, deer, bear and geese, may be contaminated, if that game animal is brought in contact with the rodent,” Ryan Borborner said, in the insecticide check coordinator, in the statement, in the statement.
This is not the first time that authorities have identified wild boars poisoned by rat poison. In 2018, A Study CDFW found marks of rodents in about 8.3% wild boars while moving around agriculture or residential areas with rat control programs. Other research from 2011 And 2023Respectively, it was found that the contamination of poison cooking meat with diphahasinone was not eliminated, and the inducers of the meat and animals and animals could be demonstrated signs of rodent’s toxicity, such as lethargy.
In 2024, California Prohibited The use of diphasinone with exceptions for specific examples on certified sites was to unknowingly protect wildlife from poisoning as part of the law. CDFW is asking anyone who encounters wild animals with blue fat or tissues, to report its vision to the agency (Email protected) Or (916) 358-2790.
