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Jenny Zhao

A Forum for Safe Rodent Control in New England

Special Event: October 9, 2024

Raptors, foxes, coyotes, and other predators keep Massachusetts’ ecosystems in balance. But in recent years, shocking numbers of these iconic creatures have been sickened or killed after preying on rodents poisoned with second-generation anti-coagulant rodenticides (SGARs).  

Although pest control professionals use SGARS to target mice and rats, these deadly poisons move throughout the food chain, with destructive consequences to the entire ecosystem.  

In recent years, researchers have documented an alarming number of predators sickened and killed by SGARS. Veterinarians at the New England Wildlife Centers report treating hundreds of poisoned raptors, foxes, and coyotes each year.  

The only way to permanently keep rodents out of an indoor space is through a process called integrated pest management (IPM)—a combined approach of removing food sources, closing access routes, and killing or removing any remaining rodents.  

Virtual Forum to Reduce Poisons 

Mass Audubon, NH Audubon, and Audubon Society of Rhode Island are all actively advocating to reduce these poisons and encourage municipalities to change to a non-poison Integrated Pest Management approach. 

This forum, which takes place on October 9 at 6 pm via Zoom, brings together a panel of speakers who have direct experience implementing non-poison Integrated Pest Management approaches on a large scale like municipal and commercial settings. 

Hear about the successes and challenges of these methods from folks with boots on the ground. 

Speakers

Learn about their proven, wildlife-safe pest control approaches and then use this new knowledge to advocate for an end to rodent poison use in your community. 

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