SongBird Survival, the charity that sponsored the contaminated nest study, is calling for the U.K. government to review the environmental impact of insecticides and other veterinary drugs.

The initiative focuses on two pesticides – fipronil and imidacloprid – which are frequently found in shampoos, spot-on ...

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The researchers gathered 103 nests in the UK from blue and great tits, all of which were lined with fur. Their analysis revealed traces of 17 out of the 20 insecticides tested. Shockingly, every ...