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The USDA will stop using sodium cyanide "bombs" in Idaho (at least temporarily) following an incident that put a 14-year-old in the hospital and killed his dog:
About a month after an anti-predator device spit sodium cyanide in the face of an unsuspecting boy and killed his dog, the U.S. Department of Agriculture has announced it is ending its use of the M-44 mechanisms in Idaho indefinitely.
"We take seriously the incident in Idaho," Jason Suckow, western regional director of the USDA's Wildlife Services agency, told conservation groups in a letter Monday. "We immediately responded by removing all M-44s from the area, initiating an inquiry into the incident, and launching a review of current [Wildlife Services] operating procedures."
Suckow noted the agency has "removed all M-44s currently deployed on all land ownerships in Idaho" and has refrained from planting new ones.
(Score: 2) by Runaway1956 on Monday April 17 2017, @04:48AM
Of course, there won't be any unforeseen consequences of wiping out an animal species. It can't happen, because mankind is so smart, he can't be surprised by anything nature might do. The rabbits, rats, squirrels, and other rodents in the country certainly won't overpopulate when the last coyote is gone, will they? And, rabies won't run rampant as a consequence, right?
Life must be to good. Far to many people have forgotten what they are, and where they come from. As much as we have fucked with nature, nature still reigns supreme on this planet. Don't forget that, you simple animal.