Alarming toxic ‘forever chemicals’ found in animals’ blood – study

Wildlife agencies are finding elevated levels of PFAS chemicals, also called ‘forever chemicals’, in game animals such as deer. Photograph: Robert F Bukaty/AP

Hundreds of animal species across the globe from ticks to whales have blood contaminated with toxic PFAS, a new analysis of previous peer-reviewed research shows.

Though the analysis does not aim to reveal how the exposure to PFAS affects wildlife, anecdotal evidence in some of the previous studies show the chemicals are likely sickening animals.