Local Activists Testify to Limit Rat Poisons

 Environment, July/August 2023, Newsletter  Comments Off on Local Activists Testify to Limit Rat Poisons
Jun 302023
 
Local Activists Testify to Limit Rat Poisons

By Allison V. Lenk The morning we arrived to rally in front of the State House, we noticed two hawks circling the Boston Common. People excitedly pointed out when one of the hawks landed on the weathervane atop the Golden Dome of the State House. We optimistically decided it was a sign that the day’s testimony would make a positive difference in the cause to limit the use of second generation anticoagulant rodenticides (SGARs) which not only kill their intended target, but also sicken or kill birds of prey, other wildlife, pets, and even threaten the health of children. (See [READ MORE]

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Law Could Prevent Eagle Poisoning

 Newsletter, November-December 2021  Comments Off on Law Could Prevent Eagle Poisoning
Nov 012021
 
Law Could Prevent Eagle Poisoning

By Laura Kiesel I rushed to the cemetery when I heard the news, hoping it had been a false rumor. When I arrived, I aimed my camera up at the large nest that took up more than half the tree top and zoomed in. It was completely empty.  The bald eagle I had watched grow from a fuzzy helpless chick to a strong and agile juvenile was gone. Soon after MassWildlife confirmed the rumor: the eaglet died after consuming a class of rat poisons known as second generation anticoagulant rodenticides known as SGARs. SGARs had been banned by the US [READ MORE]

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