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M-44s consist of a stake driven into the ground with a spring and canister loaded with the chemical. Humans have mistaken them for sprinkler heads.
The U.S. Bureau of Land Management has halted the use of spring-loaded traps that disperse cyanide powder to kill coyotes and other livestock predators, a practice wildlife advocates have tried to outlaw for decades due to safety concerns.
The M-44 ejector devices that critics call “cyanide bombs” have unintentionally killed thousands of pets and nonpredator wildlife, including endangered species.
The U.S. Bureau of Land Management has halted the use of spring-loaded traps that disperse cyanide powder to kill coyotes and other livestock predators, a practice wildlife advocates have tried
About a dozen people have been seriously harmed over the past 25 years by M-44s on federal lands, according to Predator Defense