Laura Kiesel aka Survival Writer
lakiesel.bsky.social
Laura Kiesel aka Survival Writer
@lakiesel.bsky.social
Environmental writer/advocate. Founder of Save Massachusetts Wildlife and Save Arlington Wildlife. Author of POISONED, an investigative non-fiction book about the negative effects of rat poisons in the US, due out Fall 2026 from Island Press.
My organization funded this test. It's the first time a turtle has been found to have died of rodenticide poisoning in Massachusetts. How much farther does this have to go before the state takes real action? www.watertownmanews.com/2025/08/29/s...
Snapping Turtle Found in Dead in Watertown from Rodent Poison
A large snapping turtle was found dead near the bank of Charles River in Watertown, and the cause of death was determined to be from a rodent poison that prevents blood from clotting. The case is the ...
www.watertownmanews.com
September 4, 2025 at 4:26 PM
This bill is a nightmare and will hurt me and my family directly. I am heartbroken about its passage: www.masslive.com/politics/202...
Why the ‘Big Beautiful Bill’ hits home hard in rural Mass. | Bay State Briefing
" ... We all know the writing is on the wall. There’s going to be tremendous suffering," one frontline health care expert told MassLive.
www.masslive.com
July 14, 2025 at 8:28 PM
Paige is scheduled to be PTS tomorrow. Only 11 mos old, sweet & loves other dogs. If interested PLEASE CALL Peps Pals Rescue Maryland ASAP +1 410-804-2040 & fill out the foster form. petstablished.com/foster_form/...
April 14, 2025 at 3:19 AM
Billionaires are monsters. They have the power to pretty much single-handedly end world hunger and help house everyone. But instead they hoard their unearned wealth & shoot rockets into space and wield chainsaws on stages.
April 14, 2025 at 3:09 AM
Reminder: every Dem & even Sanders votes to confirm this joker, giving him a mandate to pull this shit. Call you Sens & ask what they intend to do now? Ask the to publicly disavow their votes for Rubio. @markey.senate.gov & @warren.senate.gov what will you DO?
Rubio confirms he revoked Tufts student's visa, says he pulls visas 'every day'
A Tufts University doctoral student arrested by immigration enforcement agents Tuesday was sent to a detention center in Louisiana before a judge ordered the government to keep her in Massachusetts, f...
www.wbur.org
March 28, 2025 at 4:25 PM
This is beyond fucked up. Everyone who can should be doing more--the City of Somerville, Tufts University, the state AG and Governor's offices. www.forbes.com/sites/conorm...
What We Know About Rumeysa Ozturk—Tufts Student Detained By ICE
Ozturk was suddenly arrested by plainclothes federal agents Tuesday in an incident captured by a surveillance camera.
www.forbes.com
March 27, 2025 at 5:57 PM
Today is the death anniversary of #Flaco and I want to clarify despite popular belief that Central Park did indeed use rat poison in its borders, namely the primary toxin found in Flaco when he died (Bromadiolone). I have email receipts from city officials confirming this.
February 23, 2025 at 9:50 PM
What are people doing to resist the dismantling of our democracy?
February 8, 2025 at 1:09 AM
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'They attack disabled, migrants, travellers, homeless - next they attack you"
Spotted in Liverpool, UK
February 6, 2025 at 3:22 PM
FYI: designated handicap parking spaces are not there for ableds to idle in or pick people up in or park in if you can't find another spot (even for a few minutes). It denies access to disabled people to those areas, and forces them to park elsewhere. It's ableist, full stop. #ableism
January 18, 2025 at 10:29 PM
Belted Kingfishers along the Mystic River. #wildlife #birding
January 10, 2025 at 10:27 PM
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It wasn't Santa who was stuck in the chimney of an East Arlington resident's home yesterday but this adorable Eastern Screech Owl! Dan Proulx of Dan's Wildlife Rescue came right away and got him out ASAP! Photos courtesy of Doug Kartono.
December 23, 2024 at 10:59 PM
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We released this animated short earlier this fall. Want a quickl primer on the problem with rodenticides and how it harms wildlife that you can easily share with others? Here it is:

www.youtube.com/watch?v=YE9O...
Rodenticides 101
YouTube video by Save Mass Wildlife
www.youtube.com
December 12, 2024 at 4:16 AM
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“After decades of workers and communities across the country sounding the alarm about the devastating health effects they’ve experienced, we are glad to see that EPA has finally banned these dangerous chemicals,” said Liz Hitchcock, director of federal policy for Toxic-Free Future advocacy group.
EPA bans widely used chemicals linked to cancer before Trump takes office
Move to ban TCE and perc, commonly used in everyday products, will make it hard for Trump to undo rules
www.theguardian.com
December 11, 2024 at 6:53 PM
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Liver tox results just in for both owls--a Barred and a GHO--found dead in our area late last month. Tests show extremely high rates of anticoagulant rodenticides (ARs), usually considered the standard lethal range. This means that 3 owls dead in just 1 week in our area of rat poison.
December 6, 2024 at 10:13 PM
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December 5, 2024 at 12:26 AM