The M44 cyanide device (also called a cyanide gun, cyanide trap, or canid pest ejector) is used to kill coyotes, feral dogs, and foxes.

M-44. In placing M-44s, program personnel use their expertise in animal ecology and consider animal behavior patterns to minimize the risk of attracting nontarget animals. The use of specialized baits and lures attractive to target animals minimizes that risk. Placing M-44s near where depredations occur or at

2023年11月29日 · The M-44 ejector-devices that critics call “cyanide bombs” have unintentionally killed thousands of pets and non-predator wildlife, including endangered species, according to the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Wildlife Services. They have a scented bait and emit a poisonous cloud when triggered by a physical disturbance.

2024年1月6日 · In 2023 alone M-44s killed over 6,000 animals. Since M-44s cannot be used safely, they are a public safety menace. We have initiated and led national and state-level efforts to ban them since 1990, and significant progress is being made. VICTORY SPOTLIGHT: "Cyanide Bombs" Banned on 245 Million Acres of Public Lands!

2023年11月29日 · The M-44 ejector-devices that critics call "cyanide bombs" have unintentionally killed thousands of pets and non-predator wildlife, including endangered species, according to the U.S. Department...

2019年12月6日 · The Environmental Protection Agency has re-approved the use in five states of coyote-killing M-44 devices, also called "cyanide bombs," after temporarily halting their use in August.

M-44s, or “cyanide bombs,” are one of the most horrifying methods the program uses for its indiscriminate killing. These inhumane traps spray sodium cyanide into the faces of unsuspecting wildlife lured by a sweet, scented bait.

WASHINGTON (Dec. 5, 2019) — Today, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is announcing a more protective interim decision on sodium cyanide, the compound used in M-44 devices to control certain wild predators, primarily coyotes, as part of the re-registration review process required by the Federal Insecticide, Fungicide, and Rodenticide...

M-44s, often referred to as “cyanide bombs” due to how they eject a cloud of cyanide powder into the air when triggered, are used by trappers for USDA Wildlife Servies (WS), a program within the Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS).

2024年3月12日 · M-44s are small traps made up of a stake that is driven into the ground with a spring and a canister loaded with the powdered poison, sodium cyanide. Once they're set, the traps resemble sprinkler heads, and when triggered, the M-44 ejects a cloud of cyanide meant to kill coyotes, wild dogs, or foxes.