Regulator recommends rodenticides be removed from shelves

"Native animals including tawny frogmouths, powerful owls and quolls have been found dead after eating poisoned rats and mice. The widely available rat poisons could be removed from shelves at Australian supermarkets and other retailers after a federal regulator recommended they be declared a restricted product." >>
https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2026/mar/11/rat-poisons-sale-could-be-restricted-australia-wildlife
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Sale of rat poisons could be restricted to protect Australian wildlife

Regulator recommends rodenticides be removed from Bunnings and supermarkets shelves and sold only to licensed professionals

The Guardian