Rubbish birds are poisonous

Poisonous plants.

South Africa is blessed with one of the richest floras in the world, which--not surprisingly--includes many poisonous plants. Theiler in the founding years believed that plants could be involved in the aetiologies of many of the then unexplained conditions of stock, such as gousiekte and geeldikkop. His subsequent investigations of plant poisonings largely laid the foundation for the future Sec...

Colour Preferences in North Island Robins (petroica Australis): Implications for Deterring Birds from Poisonous Baits

New Zealand Journal of Ecology (1999) 23(2): 255-259 ©New Zealand Ecological Society L. HARTLEY, C. O’CONNOR, J. WAAS and L. MATTHEWS The Department of Biological Sciences, The University of Waikato, Private Bag 3105, Hamilton, New Zealand. Present address & author for correspondence: P.O. Box 37 033, Christchurch, New Zealand. E-mail: [email protected] The Animal Behaviour and Welfare Researc...

Poisonous native range plants

Plant poisoning is a common problem throughout North America, causing significant economic losses not only through death loss, but through the costs associated with reproductive loss, poor growth rates, herbicides, etc. Through good pasture management, recognizing toxic plants, and by understanding the effects of toxins on animals, plant poisoning can be largely avoided. Plants contain a variet...

Some Common Poisonous Plants

Poisonous plants.