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Why Should We Care About Second Generation Anticoagulant Rodenticides (SGARS)?

SUSTAINABLE CONCORD COFFEE

Tuesday morning, November 19, 
8:00am - 9:00am 
in person at the First Parish Church,
20 Lexington Rd, side entrance
Free and open to all

Arrive at 7:45 am to enjoy coffee, treats, and conversation

 
Why Should We Care About Second Generation Anticoagulant Rodenticides (SGARS)?
Gwen Shipley and Meaghan Sinclair

Raptors, foxes, coyotes, and other predators keep our ecosystems in balance. But rodent poisons—specifically second-generation anticoagulant rodenticides (SGARs)—harm thousands of these creatures in Massachusetts each year after they eat a poisoned rodents. SGARs can also harm children and pets who eat the poison itself. Come learn about this issue and what we can do in Concord and statewide to help ban their use.

Gwen Shipley is an award-winning biology teacher at Chapel Hill Chauncy Hall School and an enthusiastic birder who volunteers at Drumlin Farm.   Meaghan Sinclair is an accomplished wildlife photographer who is interested in the intersection of mental health and time spent outdoors. She is currently working toward her Mass Audubon Field Naturalist certification.