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Please Don't Poison Their Dinner Come learn more about a serious problem that is killing and harming our raptors and other wildlife and even possibly your dog. The issue? ARs or anticoagulant rodenticides. This new generation of poisons is used to kill rodents and most often come as bait placed in containers that rodents access. They cause internal hemorrhaging and are really dangerous to non-target animals who consume poisoned prey. The Shrewsbury Conservation Commission has invited guest speakers from VINS and VT Fish and Wildlife to share their experiences with the harm these new ARs are causing and to share research that is monitoring the prevalence of these poisons in Vermont wildlife, which, for example, have demonstrated that 94% of our fishers have one or more of these poisons in their bloodstream! There is also concern about these poisons seeping into our water supplies. And many of these new ARs are readily available for purchase to unknowing homeowners who are just trying to get rid of mice or rat infestations! Come hear about the research and learn more about alternative solutions to the use of poison to kill rodents at the Shrewsbury Meeting House, 88 Lottery Road ,Friday May 16 at 7 – 9pm. We anticipate attendance from others outside of Shrewsbury who have expressed interest in hearing these speakers too. Therefore, help us determine audience size it is helpful to rsvp to Weezie at conservationcommission@shrewsburyvt.org, our new gmail address.
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