| March 16, 2022CONTACTS:Brooks Fahy, Predator Defense, (541) 520-6003,brooks@predatordefense.orgCollette Adkins, Center for Biological Diversity, (651) 955-3821,cadkins@biologicaldiversity.orgCarson Barylak, International Fund for Animal Welfare,cbarylak@ifaw.orgMarjorie Fishman, Animal Welfare Institute, (202) 446-2128,margie@awionline.orgEric Molvar, Western Watersheds Project, (307) 399-7910,emolvar@westernwatersheds.orgFive Years After ‘Cyanide Bomb’ Injures Idaho Teen, Efforts Continue to Ban Deadly DevicesEUGENE, OR -This week marks the fifth anniversary of an Idaho teen nearly being fatally poisoned by anM-44, commonly known as a “cyanide bomb.” The incident received worldwide media coverage and spurred federal and state efforts to ban these wildlife-killing devices. |
| M-44s are sodium cyanide predator-control devices that are baited to attract coyotes. In reality they attract many other victims. When triggered the devices eject sodium cyanide into the mouth and face, up to five feet in the air. They kill thousands of animals inhumanely every year, including endangered… |
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Exposing the Big Game 