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Save Massachusetts Wildlife is a non-profit project of Mission.Earth dedicated to conserving Massachusetts wildlife and raising awareness about the threats posed to our state's biodiversity by rat poisons. Website: SaveMassWildlife.org
Yesterday was tough. We rescued a rat poisoned red-tailed hawk barely hanging onto a low tree branch. We transported him to one of the best and most skilled rehabbers on tough rodenticide cases in MA. For more on the story: www.facebook.com/SaveArlingto...
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Tonight, an Arlington friend let me know there was a hawk in her yard for awhile not moving much and that let her walk right up to him. Not a good sign. At one point the hawk snatched an already dead....
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August 10, 2025 at 4:49 PM
Yesterday was tough. We rescued a rat poisoned red-tailed hawk barely hanging onto a low tree branch. We transported him to one of the best and most skilled rehabbers on tough rodenticide cases in MA. For more on the story: www.facebook.com/SaveArlingto...
Many folks know #Flaco had rat poison in his system. Do they know which ones? The primary one was Bromadiolone--which was also the rat poison used by city officials in Central Park. That's right! Despite popular belief, there was poison used in the park.
February 23, 2025 at 9:53 PM
Many folks know #Flaco had rat poison in his system. Do they know which ones? The primary one was Bromadiolone--which was also the rat poison used by city officials in Central Park. That's right! Despite popular belief, there was poison used in the park.
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Includes the latest necropsy data funded by Save Massachusetts Wildlife on owls in Somerville.
Also have to disagree with the city's Rat Czar--the city has a wealth of natural predators, including raptors--who are vulnerable to these poisons.
www.tuftsdaily.com/article/2025...
Also have to disagree with the city's Rat Czar--the city has a wealth of natural predators, including raptors--who are vulnerable to these poisons.
www.tuftsdaily.com/article/2025...
Residents and wildlife experts sound alarm for escalated bird deaths in Somerville - The Tufts Daily
Somerville residents and wildlife experts are raising concerns over the high frequency of bird deaths over the past months. Two owls were reported dead in Somerville over a two-week period in December...
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February 8, 2025 at 5:15 PM
Includes the latest necropsy data funded by Save Massachusetts Wildlife on owls in Somerville.
Also have to disagree with the city's Rat Czar--the city has a wealth of natural predators, including raptors--who are vulnerable to these poisons.
www.tuftsdaily.com/article/2025...
Also have to disagree with the city's Rat Czar--the city has a wealth of natural predators, including raptors--who are vulnerable to these poisons.
www.tuftsdaily.com/article/2025...
Includes the latest necropsy data funded by Save Massachusetts Wildlife on owls in Somerville.
Also have to disagree with the city's Rat Czar--the city has a wealth of natural predators, including raptors--who are vulnerable to these poisons.
www.tuftsdaily.com/article/2025...
Also have to disagree with the city's Rat Czar--the city has a wealth of natural predators, including raptors--who are vulnerable to these poisons.
www.tuftsdaily.com/article/2025...
Residents and wildlife experts sound alarm for escalated bird deaths in Somerville - The Tufts Daily
Somerville residents and wildlife experts are raising concerns over the high frequency of bird deaths over the past months. Two owls were reported dead in Somerville over a two-week period in December...
www.tuftsdaily.com
February 8, 2025 at 5:15 PM
Includes the latest necropsy data funded by Save Massachusetts Wildlife on owls in Somerville.
Also have to disagree with the city's Rat Czar--the city has a wealth of natural predators, including raptors--who are vulnerable to these poisons.
www.tuftsdaily.com/article/2025...
Also have to disagree with the city's Rat Czar--the city has a wealth of natural predators, including raptors--who are vulnerable to these poisons.
www.tuftsdaily.com/article/2025...
"Fix Our Forests"? More like destroying our forests for profits. Write your Senators now (please change the wording to make your email personal) and tell them to vote NO on this disaster of a bill. If you have a Dem Sen, tell them to hold the line!
February 8, 2025 at 3:05 AM
"Fix Our Forests"? More like destroying our forests for profits. Write your Senators now (please change the wording to make your email personal) and tell them to vote NO on this disaster of a bill. If you have a Dem Sen, tell them to hold the line!
These are Belted Kingfishers, spotted along the Mystic River. The one on the left is the female and the one on the right is a male. You can tell because only female have the rusty red "belt" on their belly.
January 10, 2025 at 10:22 PM
These are Belted Kingfishers, spotted along the Mystic River. The one on the left is the female and the one on the right is a male. You can tell because only female have the rusty red "belt" on their belly.
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
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.
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...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=YE9O...
Rodenticides 101
YouTube video by Save Mass Wildlife
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December 12, 2024 at 4:16 AM
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...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=YE9O...
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
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.
Yesterday, I paid for liver testing for two owls that died in the Boston metro area, a Barred owl here in Arlington and a Great Horned owl in Belmont. Gross necropsies revealed internal bleeding usually indicative of anticoagulant rat poisoning. Thank you to all who donated to our necropsy fund.
December 6, 2024 at 4:43 PM
Yesterday, I paid for liver testing for two owls that died in the Boston metro area, a Barred owl here in Arlington and a Great Horned owl in Belmont. Gross necropsies revealed internal bleeding usually indicative of anticoagulant rat poisoning. Thank you to all who donated to our necropsy fund.
Peregrine Falcon at the Arlington Reservoir recently! So exciting to see this raptor we once wiped from the map with dangerous pesticides gracing our skies again. But they are still in a tenuous position and are designated a Species of Special Concern under the Massachusetts Endangered Species Act.
December 5, 2024 at 2:26 AM
Peregrine Falcon at the Arlington Reservoir recently! So exciting to see this raptor we once wiped from the map with dangerous pesticides gracing our skies again. But they are still in a tenuous position and are designated a Species of Special Concern under the Massachusetts Endangered Species Act.