The California Coastal Commission voted 5-3 this week to drop nearly 3,000 pounds of poison from helicopters onto the Farallon Islands National Wildlife Refuge in a controversial effort to stop invasive mice.
The vote passed on Thursday evening, giving authorities initial approval to drop the poison onto the islands in a bid to stop the mice, which are threatening rare bird populations. The plan will now have to be approved by the Pacific Southwest regional director of the US F...
