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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How is Belmont Controlling Rodents?

 Environment, Newsletter, November-December 2021  Comments Off on How is Belmont Controlling Rodents?
Nov 012021
 
How is Belmont Controlling Rodents?

By Jeffrey North Two bald eagles have died in Middlesex County this year from second-generation anticoagulant rodenticide (SGAR) poisoning in Arlington and Waltham. The causes of death in both cases, anticoagulant rodenticide, were confirmed by MassWildlife officials after postmortem testing at Tufts Wildlife Clinic.  Three different SGARs were detected in theirlivers.  These are among the first cases of poisoning in American bald eagles in Massachusetts. Yet such secondary poisoning has been documented in hawks, owls, foxes, bobcats, coyotes, dogs, and cats.  And thousands of children ingest or are otherwise harmfully exposed to these poisons every year. According to the EPA, [READ MORE]

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