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Call to Action #2
Please Contact the Federal Bureau of Land Management to Stop Cyanide Bombs!
In 2023, the Biden Administration banned the use of cruel M-44 sodium cyanide bombs for wildlife “control” on lands managed by the Bureau of Land Management (BLM). However, the Trump Administration has now reversed that protection, once again putting wildlife, family pets, and even children at risk.
California took a strong stand against this indiscriminate poison in 1998 when voters passed Proposition 4, banning the use of sodium cyanide devices in our state. Rolling back federal protections threatens progress nationwide and undermines decades of growing public opposition to these dangerous devices.
M-44 sodium cyanide bombs are deadly spring-loaded traps that eject poisonous sodium cyanide into the air when triggered. They have been used to kill thousands of animals, including coyotes, wolves, foxes, and other wildlife. But these devices do not distinguish between intended targets and innocent victims. Over the years, M-44s have also killed family dogs, harmed non-target wildlife, and seriously injured children.
We are outraged that such a lethal, inhumane, and reckless device is once again being authorized for wildlife management. No person, pet, or wild animal should risk a horrific poisoning simply by crossing paths with one of these traps.
We urge you to contact the Sacramento BLM office by phone and email and demand that the federal ban on M-44 sodium cyanide bombs be reinstated immediately.
Email for BLM Sacramento office: BLM_CA_Web_SO@blm.gov
Phone number for BLM Sacramento office:
916-978-4400
Here is a script you can follow, but we encourage you to make it your own:
“I am contacting the Bureau of Land Management to urge you to ban the use of M-44 sodium cyanide bombs on BLM lands. These deadly, indiscriminate devices poison wildlife, kill family pets, and have even injured children. M-44s are cruel, dangerous, and have no place on public lands. Please reinstate the federal ban on these devices. Thank you.”
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