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Tuesday January 16th, 2018 evening edition

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The study, released Jan. 11 in the journal Avian Conservation and Ecology, showed that seven of the 10 northern spotted owls collected tested positive for rat poison, while 40 percent of 84 barred owls collected also tested positive for the poison.

The study is the first published account of anticoagulant rodenticide in northern spotted owls, which are listed as a threatened species under federal and state Endangered Species acts.

It supports previous accounts that rat poison is contaminating the food web in this region, as the primary food source for owls — rodents — is being contaminated.

These sites often overlap with designated critical habitat for northern spotted owls, and the owls feed at their edges.

Barred owls are a physically larger group of owls currently competing for resources and space in critical habitat designated for northern spotted owls.

Forty percent, or 34 of 84, of the barred owl tissue samples collected for this study tested positive for anticoagulant rodenticide.

Environmental contamination, when coupled with ongoing competition from barred owls, poses an additional stressor on northern spotted owls, the study said. »

NYPD Union Sues To Stop Release Of All Bodycam Footage Because It Violates Officers’ Civil Rights

Authored by lawandcrime.com

The Patrolmen’s Benevolent Association (“PBA”) filed the lawsuit on January 9, claiming that the release of police body camera footage amounts to a violation of NYPD officers’ civil rights.

The suit, which aims to halt all further releases of any such body camera footage, reads, in relevant part:.

PBA President Patrick Lynch harshly condemned the release of body camera footage in a statement. »

Paddington 2 Scores 100% on Rotten Tomatoes

Authored by slashfilm.com

This makes Paddington 2 the second family film in history, and the fourth film overall, to remain at 100% with over 100 reviews.

The sequel to the utterly enchanting 2015 family film is sitting pretty with 196 positive, or “Fresh,” reviews on Rotten Tomatoes.

This distinction makes Paddington 2 the first critically acclaimed film of 2018, and also the second family film in history to remain at 100% with over 100 reviews and the fourth film currently at 100% with that many reviews. »