The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service plans to load helicopters with roughly 2,800 pounds of a highly toxic pesticide banned on land in California and dump the poison onto the Farallon Islands mice.
and divisions among environmentalists over the fate of thousands of mice living on the Farallon Islands west of San Francisco, the California Coastal Commission voted 5-3 Thursday to allow the poisoning of the mice.
There’s not much of a constituency for the mice, but interested parties differ on whether a potent poison will get into the food chain. “The easiest way to conserve biodiversity worldwide is to protect the species on islands,” said Dr. Carolyn Kurle, a UC San Diego professor of conservation ecology who spoke on behalf of several colleagues she identified as experts on the negative impacts of invasive species on islands.The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service wants to poison Farallon Islands mice. Foes say it’s not safe for environment
Commission chair Donne Brownsey said she was conflicted but put her faith in the coastal agency’s insistence on safety protocols, as well as a demand for a water quality plan, and full monitoring of the program once it begins.
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