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Title: | Potential exposure of native wildlife to anticoagulant rodenticides in Gran Canaria (Canary Islands, Spain): Evidence from residue analysis of the invasive California Kingsnake (Lampropeltis californiae) | Authors: | Henríquez Hernández, Luis Alberto Suárez Pérez, Alejandro Martín Cruz, Beatriz Cecchetti, Martina Simbaña Rivera, Katherine Lizeth Rial Berriel, Cristian Javier Acosta Dacal, Andrea Carolina Zumbado Peña, Manuel Luis Gallo Barneto, Ramón Cabrera Pérez, Miguel Ángel Melian Melian,Ayose Pérez Luzardo, Octavio Luis |
UNESCO Clasification: | 3109 Ciencias veterinarias | Keywords: | California kingsnake Sentinel species Non-target animals Brodifacoum Bromadiolone |
Issue Date: | 2024 | Journal: | Science of the Total Environment | Abstract: | Anticoagulant rodenticides (ARs), particularly second-generation compounds (SGARs), are extensively used in pest management, impacting non-target wildlife. The California kingsnake (Lampropeltis californiae), an invasive species in Gran Canaria, is under a control plan involving capture and euthanasia. This research aimed to detect 10 different ARs in these snakes, explore geographical and biometrical factors influencing AR exposure, and assess their potential as sentinel species for raptors, sharing similar foraging habits. Liver samples from 360 snakes, euthanized between 2021 and 2022, were analysed for ARs using LC-MS/MS. Results showed all detected rodenticides were SGARs, except for one instance of diphacinone. Remarkably, 90 % of the snakes tested positive for ARs, with over half exposed to multiple compounds. Brodifacoum was predominant, found in over 90 % of AR-positive snakes, while bromadiolone and difenacoum were also frequently detected but at lower levels. The study revealed that larger snakes and those in certain geographic areas had higher AR concentrations. Snakes in less central or more peripheral areas showed lower levels of these compounds. This suggests a correlation between the snakes' size and distribution with the concentration of ARs in their bodies. The findings indicate that the types and prevalence of ARs in California kingsnakes on Gran Canaria mirror those in the island's raptors. This similarity suggests that the kingsnake could serve as a potential sentinel species for monitoring ARs in the ecosystem. However, further research is necessary to confirm their effectiveness in this role. | URI: | http://hdl.handle.net/10553/128820 | ISSN: | 0048-9697 | DOI: | 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2023.168761 | Source: | The Science of the total environment [ISSN 0048-9697, eISSN 1879-1026], v. 911, 168761, (Febrero 2024) |
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