Australian authorities are considering the use of deadly viruses of mice as biological controls of wild house mice.
Will these viruses infect non-target native mice or other animals?

• Alarm greets contraceptive virus (ectromelia virus and mouse cytomegalovirus)
  
• Action Plan for Australian Rodents
  
• Mouse Birth Control Virus (.."its them or us")
  
• Deadly zinc phosphide approved for broadscale baiting (Victoria,Australia)
  
• Mice aerial bombed with deadly zinc phosphide wheat based baits
  
• Killer of Mice and Farmers (2nd July 1997)
  
• Dangerous effects of Zinc Phosphide to animals
  
• Red fox pelt order received from Eastern Europe
  
• Millions of mice need your help-American Anti-Vivisection Society
  
• Humane rodent control - A PETA site
  
• Humane ways to solve wildlife problems (Mostly US but some general relevance re birds,mice,rabbits etc)
  
• U.S. Chemical Information Network
  

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