Hokkaido University · Environmental Science
Professor Shouta M.M. Nakayama's research lab specializes in environmental toxicology and wildlife conservation, focusing on the impacts of chemical pollutants—particularly anticoagulant rodenticides—on non-target wildlife, especially raptors. The lab investigates exposure pathways, ecological risks, and the global prevalence of secondary poisoning in free-ranging animals. Their work combines field monitoring, toxicological analysis, and global data synthesis to inform evidence-based wildlife protection policies. A key research direction is understanding how rodenticide use in pest control inadvertently affects top predators and ecosystem health.
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Worldwide use of anticoagulant rodenticides (ARs) for rodents control has frequently led to secondary poisoning of non-target animals, especially raptors. In spite of the occurrence of many incidents of primary or secondary AR-exposure and poisoning of non-target animals, these incidents have been reported only for individual countries, and there has been no comprehensive worldwide study or review. Furthermore, the AR exposure pathway in raptors has not yet been clearly identified. The aim of th
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