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Rat poison found in bodies of 80% of American eagles Mike Jordan © Provided by The Guardian Photograph: Larry Marano/Rex/Shutterstock Rat poison has been found in the bodies of an estimated 80% of American eagles, according to a new study from the University of Georgia. By examining the carcasses of golden and bald eagles found between 2014 and 2018, scientists were able to determine that the majority of them had exposure to poison. That included 96 of 116 bald eagles studied, and 13 of 17 golden eagles. The poison discovered was anticoagulant rodenticide, which is branded in the US as d-Con or Havoc. Consumption of rats, which are of a major source of food for eagles, is believed by researchers to be responsible for the inadvertent ingestion of the rat poison.

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