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A barred owl found in Sutton with signs of rodenticide poisoning is pictured at Wings of the Dawn wildlife rescue in Henniker. The owl died on Feb. 18 after arriving at the rescue, according to staff. (Photo courtesy Wings Wildlife)

Rat poison is widespread in New Hampshire’s carnivores. Some want it banned.

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A fisher stops to sniff at the ground on a University of New Hampshire farm property in 2022. The university and New Hampshire Fish and Game Department have found that fisher are widely exposed to toxic rodenticides, likely through their preferred prey of small mammals. (Photo courtesy University of New Hampshire) It’s not easy to…