Tell Canada Bay Council to Stop Poisoning Wildlife.
Canada Bay Council has confirmed it uses SGARs inside buildings — but has refused to disclose which products or where. SGARs accumulate in native predators through secondary poisoning. Residents have a right to know what chemicals are being used in public buildings in their community. Send a direct email to the General Manager asking them to disclose and transition away from SGARs.
Residents have a right to know what is being used in public buildings.
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. Canada Bay Council can transition without compromising its pest management obligations.