A necropsy report shows Barry, the beloved owl of Central Park who died last month after colliding with a truck, could have had her flying impaired by the level of lethal rat poison in her bloodstream. Traces of a rat and a fish were also found in her 2 lb. body. The Parks Department does not allow the use of some rodenticides that are listed as high and secondary risks to birds, and uses anticoagulant rodenticides like bromadiolone. The necropsy report found Barry had traces of more lethal chemicals not used by the Parks Department.
But who can tell a bird of prey not to hunt outside of its own neighborhood? Buildings all over the city use all kinds of poison to control rats and other vermin. The problem with poisons whether it's intended for rodents or lawn weeds, is it affects every other non-target animal that comes in contact with it.
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