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Australia's largest bird conservation group has demanded Bunnings stop selling an item that has been flying off the shelves in many of the eastern states because it is killing native wildlife.
BirdLife Australia asked the hardware giant to cease stocking select rat and mice poison products, claiming countless innocent birds are dying.
It follows a boom in the sales of rodenticide sales for the first six months of 2021 after eastern Australia was gripped by a worrying mouse plague.
Empty shelves of rat poison in many Bunnings stores became the norm, as farmers in rural areas sought to rid their properties of vermin in large numbers.
BirdLife Australia has claimed wedge-tailed eagles and even some owls have died soon after eating rodents which had digested the poisoned products.
Australia's biggest bird conservation group BirdLife Australia has demanded Bunnings stop selling a particular item of rat poison which is flying off their shelves
Empty shelves of rat poison in many Bunnings stores have become the norm, as farmers in rural areas as well as urban residents across eastern Australia sought to rid their properties of rodents in large numbers
Ratsak has been identified as a product which sees birds and other wildlife die - after they eat rodents which have nibbled on the poison
The group launched a petition requesting Bunnings stop the sale of second generation anticoagulant rodenticides (SGARs), including Fast Action RatSak and Talon.
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