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According to the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) National Wildlife Health Center, in late May, wildlife managers in Washington D.C., Virginia, Maryland and West Virginia began receiving reports of sick and dying birds with eye swelling and crusty discharge, as well …
House Bill 1025, which aimed to ban the possession of carbofuran in Maryland, is dead, just like a lot of wildlife that has been killed by the toxic pesticide in Maryland.
Why is carbofuran still an issue?
Carbofuran was …
Not many people knew Beth Decker and Elizabeth Lindenau were the same person. They had no idea Beth Decker, a respected leader in the non-profit world, was really Elizabeth Lindenau, twice accused of harming animals – a lot of animals. …
House Bill 1025, which aims to ban the possession of carbofuran and eliminate stockpiles of the deadly pesticide in Maryland, has been introduced by Del. Jen Terrasa.
Carbofuran has killed at least 30 bald eagles in Maryland since …
At least 30 bald eagles have been killed by a carbofuran in Maryland between 2009 and 2019. The toxic pesticide was fully banned by the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) in 2009.
That these poisonings continued to happen long after the …