Tell Bathurst Regional Council to Stop Poisoning Wildlife.
Bathurst Regional Council is using two named SGARs — Storm (flocoumafen) and Ditrac (brodifacoum) — and has told us they are "not aware of any change" from their 2024 practices. These products accumulate in native predators through secondary poisoning. Send a direct email to the General Manager asking them to stop.
Two SGARs in use — and no change planned.
Secondary poisoning of native wildlife
SGARs accumulate in the tissue of poisoned rodents and remain lethal for days. Native predators — powerful owls, wedge-tailed eagles, raptors, quolls, and antechinus — are exposed when they eat affected animals. Research led by Prof. Raylene Cooke and Assoc. Prof. John White at Deakin University has documented SGAR toxins in the livers of native predators across Australia.
Active regulatory review by the APVMA
The Australian Pesticides and Veterinary Medicines Authority is currently reviewing SGAR registrations following evidence of widespread non-target harm. Councils continuing to use these products risk being on the wrong side of an emerging regulatory shift.
Effective alternatives already exist
First-generation anticoagulants (FGARs) and non-anticoagulant products such as Selontra (colecalciferol) provide effective rodent control with substantially lower risk to non-target wildlife. Bathurst Regional Council can transition without compromising its pest management obligations.