Wild boars to the flesh “fluorescent blue“. The anomaly was identified in California by Dan Burton, a specialist in the regulation of wild species:”I’m not talking about a light blue. I’m talking about a fluorescent blue, a blueberry blue“Related the American in Los Angeles Times. The Californian agency in charge of wildlife said that several wild boars in the county of Monterey, California are concerned.
She warned the hunters, who are exposed to a risk of poisoning if they consume contaminated meat of these wild boars. Indeed, in a press release, the agency has advanced as potential cause Wild boars exhibition at “rodenticide anticoagulant diphacinone“, a popular poison”Used by farmers and agricultural businesses to control the population of rats, mouse, squirrels and other small animals“.
Risk of intoxication for humans
Local authorities have also invited hunters to report their next discoveries and Stop consuming game, because all the wild boars exposed to this poison do not see their flesh change in colorexplain the experts. According to a 2023 study, it would be necessary to ingest contaminated meat several times before being really poisoned, but the effects of the poison can still be felt quickly, in particular signs of lethargy.
The California Wild Fishing and Wildlife Department said it was informed of the exposure of this anomaly for the first time in March. Dan Burton said her business had discovered infected animals when she was asked by agricultural enterprise to trap wild boars that invaded her fields.
Wild boars have been attracted to traps designed to combat the proliferation of squirrels, And could thus have ingested the poison intended for rodents, sometimes modifying the color of their flesh.
