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The Guardian - US
The Guardian - US
Environment
Jimmy Tobias

Ban on ‘cyanide bombs’ on US public lands celebrated as a win for wildlife

A cyanide device in Pocatello, Idaho.
A cyanide device in Pocatello, Idaho. Photograph: AP

A campaign to end the use of so-called “cyanide bombs” within the United States has received a major boost after the country’s largest public land management agency banned the poison devices on hundreds of millions of acres across the nation.

The move builds on decisions by states such as Oregon to fully or partially prohibit the use of cyanide bombs, also known as M-44s, within their jurisdictions. The US Department of Agriculture uses these devices to kill predators and other wildlife.

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