electrocution

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Still, threats remain: Rat poison, electrocution on power lines, lead poisoning, West Nile virus and avian flu top the list.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 3, 2026

At four years old, she was killed by electrocution, an all too common cause of death for large birds of prey.

From Science Daily • Dec. 11, 2025

"Their electrocution sometimes leads to a massive explosion at the substation. Our AI that's deployed at substations, one of the things that they're detecting is animal intrusions including raccoons and squirrels."

From BBC • Apr. 10, 2024

Besides habitat fragmentation caused by roads, farms and other construction, electrocution by power lines is another major threat to sloths.

From Salon • Mar. 2, 2024

The first execution by electrocution had actually taken place eleven months earlier, at Auburn.

From "Newjack: Guarding Sing Sing" by Ted Conover