Below is a follow-up to my post about the rat bait traps along Washington Square North (across the street from the park).
Last night while at the park I saw that the labels on the bait traps had been altered with new labels reading, “SNAP TRAPS ONLY – NO POISON”. If that is true, then that is great news. A lot of people contacted various agencies to make their concern for the Hawks and this poison known.
Since I have not heard back from NYU or NYC Audubon with any kind of update to that effect, and these new printed labels are on bait stations that still have the poison labels on them, my “glee” over these new labels is a bit reserved.
Here is how a trap on this street looked when I photographed it on February 27th:
Continue to the full post… “Update on rat traps along Washington Square North – March 6th, 2013”
