Bird Friendly Rodent Control for Residents and Businesses 

The major problem with many rat baits is they cause secondary poisoning to many native animals and birds and of course our pets. Unfortunately, secondary poisoning has been detected in several species such as bobtail lizards, snakes, and dingoes and birds of prey.

The Shire recommends the following;

• Use traps rather than baits to control rats and mice without harming wildlife.
• Use only the less harmful baits containing the active ingredient coumatetralyl (e.g. Racumin) or warfarin and carefully follow package instructions.
• DO NOT USE ‘second generation anticoagulant rodenticides’ with difenacoum, brodifacoum, bromadiolone or difethialone.
• Take great care with storing and placing baits so that pets and wildlife such as possums in your garden can’t reach them.
• Live traps rather than lethal traps enable release of any unintended wildlife captures.

More information: 
Access the Birdlife bird friendly rodent control toolkit  https://www.actforbirds.org/ratpoison where you can: 
• Download bird- and pet-friendly rodent control brochures
• Learn about alternatives to SGARs
• Take the Owl-Friendly Pledge
• Find or start an action group
• Sign the petition urging Bunnings, Australia’s largest retailer of SGARs, to take these harmful products off their shelves