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SWAMPSCOTT — The town of Swampscott launched a pilot program that utilizes rodent contraception instead of ecologically harmful rodenticides to curb rodent populations.
The program was initiated following the work of North Shore-based wildlife nonprofit Speak Up For Animals Inc. that has pushed for the end of second-generation anticoagulant rodenticides (SGARSs) that kill animals by preventing blood from clotting, and spreads directly from rodents to predators like coyotes, dogs, and birds of prey that control rodent populations.
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Michael McHugh can be contacted at mmchugh@northofboston.com or at 781-799-5202
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