Wednesday, October 9: 6-7:30pm via Zoom
Raptors, foxes, coyotes, and other predators keep New Hampshire’s’ ecosystems in balance. But in recent years, shocking numbers of these important predators 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 up in 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. New England veterinarians and wildlife rehabilitators 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.
NH Audubon, Mass Audubon, and Audubon Society of Rhode Island are actively advocating to reduce the use of these poisons and encourage municipalities to adopt a non-poison Integrated Pest Management approach.
This forum, which takes place on October 9 at 6pm 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 include:
- Natasha Waden, Arlington, MA, Public Health Director
- Robert Linscott, North Shore Wildlife, MA
- Dr. Charles Clarkson, Director of Avian Research RI Audubon
- Josh Morse, Newton, MA, Commissioner of Public Buildings
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.