WESTBOROUGH — The state has confirmed another bald eagle death due to rodent poison — this time, it was an eaglet. After being admitted to the Tufts Wildlife Clinic at Cummings Veterinary Medical Center at Tufts University in North Grafton, the eaglet died. A necropsy and toxicology results indicate that second-generation anticoagulant rodenticides, also called SGARs, are to blame. “The choices we make as individuals and as communities regarding rodent control and trash management practices can help prevent wildlife exposure to SGARs,” said Dr. Maureen Murray, director of the Tufts Wildlife clinic, in a statement. Mass Wildlife and the Tufts Wildlife Clinic suggest using other methods before resorting to these sorts of poisons, such as securing food in animal-proof containers and using snap traps.

Source: MetroXpress August 16, 2021 19:07 UTC