Owl-friendly Denmark

Second Generation Anticoagulant Rodenticides (SGARs) cause death in native wildlife and pets because they either consume infected rodents or the SGAR directly. It is a slow, painful death for any animal.

In USA, Canada and Europe SGARs:

  • Can only be purchased by Licensed Pest Controllers
  • Are for indoor use only
  • Must be placed in a lockable bait box

DO NOT USE ARs THAT CONTAIN:

  • Difenacoum
  • Bromadialone
  • Brodifacoum
  • Difethialone
  • Flocoumafen

A more comprehensive list of what not to buy can be seen on BirdLife Australia’s “Act for Birds” website

https://www.actforbirds.org/what-to-buy-and-avoid

Eastern States evidence:

https://theconversation.com/rat-poison-is-killing-our-beloved-native-owls-and-tawny-frogmouths-and-thats-the-tip-of-the-iceberg-212184

Boobook

What to Do?

STOP THE PROBLEM

  • Pick up fallen fruit
  • Bring pet food inside
  • Replace palm trees that provide homes for rodents with native trees
  • Fix holes in your house
  • Fence-off Chicken enclosures (19 gauge to exclude rats; 24 gauge to exclude mice)

USE TRAPS

Snap-traps (don’t discriminate between native and feral animals) or Cage Traps

USE LESS DANGEROUS POISONS

FGARs: Coumatetralyl, Warfarin, Racumin

Non-AR: Cholecalciferol, Corn gluten meal and salt (Ratsak Naturals)

A more comprehensive list of do’s and don’t can be found at:

https://www.actforbirds.org/what-to-buy-and-avoid