Bird Deaths Linked To Poison

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Source: Yankton Press-Dakotan

More than 300 dead starlings have been found in downtown Yankton since Monday morning.

At a hastily-called media conference Tuesday afternoon, Yankton Animal Control Officer Lisa Brasel said DRC-1339, a bird poison used by the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA), was the probable source of the deaths.

Brasel said a USDA official contacted her Tuesday afternoon after seeing news of the dead birds.

In an interview with the Press & Dakotan, wildlife biologist Ricky Woods confirmed that he was involved with dispersing DRC-1339 at a cattle feedlot in Nebraska about 10 miles south of Yankton. He is with the USDA’s Animal and Plant Health Inspections Service Wildlife Services and is based in Lincoln, Neb.

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