Potential exposure of native wildlife to anticoagulant rodenticides in Gran Canaria (Canary Islands, Spain): Evidence from residue analysis of the invasive California Kingsnake (Lampropeltis californiae)

• Published in: The Science of the total environment Vol. 911; p. 168761
• Main Authors: Martín-Cruz, Beatriz, Cecchetti, Martina, Simbaña-Rivera, Katherine, Rial-Berriel, Cristian, Acosta-Dacal, Andrea, Zumbado-Peña, Manuel, Henríquez-Hernández, Luis Alberto, Gallo-Barneto, Ramón, Cabrera-Pérez, Miguel Ángel, Melián-Melián, Ayose, Suárez-Pérez, Alejandro, Luzardo, Octavio P.
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: 10.02.2024

Anticoagulant rodenticides (ARs), particularly second-generation compounds (SGARs), are extensively used in pest management, impacting non-target wildlife. The California kingsnake (Lampropeltis californiae), an invasive species in Gran Canaria, is under a control plan involving capture and euthanas...