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ABNC - The Impact of Rodenticides on Wildlife in New England

https://us02web.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_VAUepEbJREmvX4Ycp2AMjQ Follow link to register. The Impact of Rodenticides on Wildlife in New England; A zoom presentation with Stephanie Ell......More

https://us02web.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_VAUepEbJREmvX4Ycp2AMjQ Follow link to register. The Impact of Rodenticides on Wildlife in New England; A zoom presentation with Stephanie Ellis and Laura Kiesel Hawks, owls, eagles, foxes and other predators are highly effective at keeping rodent populations in check and ecosystems in balance. But the increased use of rodenticides, particularly second-generation anticoagulant rodenticides, poses a growing threat to wildlife. These highly toxic and persistent pesticides are having a wide ranging impact on predator and prey species in both urban and rural environments, sickening and killing non target species and becoming widespread in the wildlife food web. Several states have introduced legislation to restrict or ban anticoagulant rodenticides, and some municipalities in Massachusetts have successfully worked to pass regulations restricting or prohibiting their use. Stephanie Ellis, wildlife rehabilitator and Director of Wild Care, Inc. in Eastham, and Laura Kiesel, journalist and founder of Save Arlington Wildlife and the nonprofit Save Massachusetts Wildlife, will lead a discussion around the reasons behind the rise of the use of anticoagulant rodenticides, how they are impacting wildlife, and how citizens can advocate for safer and more effective alternatives to rodent poisons in their communities.

ABNC - Meeting In-person and online

North Quabbin Garden Club

ABNC - Meeting In-person and online

North Quabbin Garden Club

ABNC - Meeting In-person and online

North Quabbin Garden Club

ABNC - Meeting In-person and online

North Quabbin Garden Club