Pet Flea Treatments Are Poisoning Wild Birds: Study
High levels of harmful pesticides from pet flea treatments in birds’ nests lined with animal fur is leading to the increased mortality rate of chicks.
Great tit, Parus major, Lancashire, UK. (Credit: Francis Franklin / CC BY-SA 4.0)
A recent study reveals that pet flea and tick treatments are poisoning wild birds. The study found that songbirds that collect and line their nests with pet fur are at greatest risk.
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