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The Rat Poison Problem: How Rodenticides are Harming Wildlife, Pets, and People

  • Wright-Locke Farm 82 Ridge Street Winchester, MA, 01890 United States (map)

Save Arlington Wildlife founder Laura Kiesel will be speaking about the harmful impacts of rodenticides and what you can do about it at the Wright-Locke Farm Speaker Series.

About the event:

In recent years, Massachusetts has been hit by a string of high profile wildlife deaths due to rodenticide poisoning, such as Mystic River watershed resident MK the bald eagle this past March. However, incidents like these point to a wider epidemic taking place out of the spotlight. Climate change, a construction boom, and increased human density have led to a dramatic rise in rats in metro areas like Boston. Rat poison usually is the main method for dealing with the problem. But these poisons are killing local wildlife and pets and endanger our young children, while not actually proving at all effective in reducing rodents. In this presentation, Save Arlington Wildlife founder Laura Kiesel will review facts about rodenticides and their effects on our health and the environment, while offering practical solutions people in Winchester and other towns and cities can undertake to protect their communities from these dangerous poisons that will have positive ripple effects for the entire state.

Talk will be in the All-Season Barn. For more info please visit: 

https://www.wlfarm.org/speaker-series/