The adult mountain lion, named P-54, was pregnant with two boys and two girls, biologists said.
All five mountain lions tested positive for rat poison, also known as anticoagulant rodenticides, officials stated.
Officials say she had anticoagulant rodenticide compounds in her liver. P-54 was exposed to five different compounds, while her fetuses were exposed to three anticoagulant compounds.
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