RIOC Issues Advisory Prohibiting Use Of Rat Poison In Public Spaces After Discovery Of Dead Squirrels - Poison Rodent Bait Boxes Found Near Westview Building

Image Of Roosevelt Island Squirrel Atop Westview Building Fence by Budulay Leopoldovich Vadim Malinsky

Reported last Thursday on dead squirrels being found near Roosevelt Island's Westview Building and Good Shepherd Plaza.

... Me and my husband discovered 8 bodies. One of them is still lying
 

in the corner schoolyard next to Westview....

Yesterday, the Roosevelt Island Operating Corp (RIOC) issued the following advisory:

Please be advised that the use of rat poison in public spaces on Roosevelt Island is prohibited. The Roosevelt Island Operating Corporation's pest control program utilizes traps rather than poison. Please be aware that placing toxic substances in public areas poses a danger to children, pets and wildlife.

Sincerely,

Roosevelt Island Operating Corp Advisories Group

Roosevelt Island resident Budalay Leopoldovich Vadim Malinsky found these poison Rodent Bait Boxes 

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on the Westview lawn

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and against the

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Building.

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Let's see how long these poison boxes remain outside Westview.