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Desert Wildlife Center urges ‘poison‑free’ park management, recommends dumpster lids and nest‑season tree care
Summary
Representatives from Greater Palm Springs Animal Allies asked the Parks and Recreation Commission to reduce rodenticide and pesticide use, strengthen dumpster enforcement, and avoid tree trimming during bird‑nesting season to reduce wildlife poisonings and nest destruction.
Desert Wildlife Center representatives told the Palm Springs Parks and Recreation Commission on July 28 that rodenticides and other landscape pesticides are poisoning local wildlife and urged the city to adopt an integrated pest‑management approach and other low‑cost measures to reduce harm. The presenters said the center, run by Greater Palm Springs Animal Allies, is the only permitted wildlife rehabilitation facility in the Coachella Valley and is already treating poisoned raptors, coyotes and songbirds. “Poisons can easily make their way into the food chain and negatively impact multiple species at once, not just the pest you’re trying to get rid of,” the commission was…
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