Taipei City Environmental Protection Bureau: Rodenticides are Water-Insoluble; Unconsumed Bait Will Be Collected
Taipei City's Environmental Protection Bureau clarified that rodenticides used for rat control are low-toxicity, water-insoluble, and will be regularly patrolled and collected if unconsumed. This addresses concerns about bait entering the food chain due to rain, with bittering agents added to prevent accidental ingestion.
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(Central News Agency reporter Chen Yu-ting, Taipei, 6th) Taipei City Government's deployment of rodenticides for rat control has raised external concerns that they might dissolve in rain and enter the food chain. The Environmental Protection Bureau stated today that the rodenticides used are low-toxicity general environmental pesticides, are insoluble in water, and will be regularly patrolled, with any unconsumed bait being collected.
Taipei City Councilor Lin Liang-chun of the Democratic Progressive Party stated today that although the Environmental Protection Bureau placed bait in rat burrow tunnels or boxes in the MRT Shuanglian Station Linear Park, heavy rain yesterday caused some public concern about whether the bait could be washed away and spread to the ground, leading to other animals accidentally ingesting it.
The Taipei City Environmental Protection Bureau stated that all rodenticides used are certified by the Environmental Protection Administration, possess permit numbers, are low-toxicity general environmental pesticides, are insoluble in water, and for safety reasons, have bittering agents added to make them difficult to swallow. Furthermore, after placement, they are regularly tracked and patrolled, and any unconsumed bait is collected.
Taipei City Public Works Department's Parks and Street Lights Office stated that rodenticides are mostly used when filling rat burrows, placed with plastic packaging deep inside the burrow, then covered with soil, gravel, and compacted to seal the opening. Therefore, the bait is not collected, but patrols continue, and if a burrow is found to be damaged, it is immediately refilled.
In addition, the Parks Office stated that while feeding wild animals and birds may seem to be out of care, it actually causes wild animals to lose their foraging and vigilance instincts, increasing the risk of encountering predators or traffic accidents. Moreover, human food often does not meet animals' nutritional needs and can lead to excessive animal aggregation, further causing environmental squalor or disrupting the original food chain, leading to ecological imbalance.
The Parks Office reminded that according to Article 11, Paragraph 19 of the "Taipei City Park Management Autonomy Ordinance," feeding birds or animals without owners in parks is prohibited, with violators subject to fines of NT$1,200 to NT$6,000. Enforcement will be strengthened immediately, urging the public to stop feeding, and simultaneously increasing the frequency of environmental cleaning to reduce opportunities for rats to gather.
The Taipei City Public Works Department's Hydraulic Engineering Office, which manages riverside parks, stated that currently, only the container markets at Guandu and Dadaocheng Wharves have rodenticides placed and managed by operators, which are cleaned up during typhoon precautionary evacuations. No rodenticides are placed in other areas. (Editor: Hsiao Po-wen) 1150506
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(Central News Agency reporter Chen Yu-ting, Taipei, 6th) Taipei City Government's deployment of rodenticides for rat control has raised external concerns that they might dissolve in rain and enter the food chain. The Environmental Protection Bureau stated today that the rodenticides used are low-toxicity general environmental pesticides, are insoluble in water, and will be regularly patrolled, with any unconsumed bait being collected.
Taipei City Councilor Lin Liang-chun of the Democratic Progressive Party stated today that although the Environmental Protection Bureau placed bait in rat burrow tunnels or boxes in the MRT Shuanglian Station Linear Park, heavy rain yesterday caused some public concern about whether the bait could be washed away and spread to the ground, leading to other animals accidentally ingesting it.
The Taipei City Environmental Protection Bureau stated that all rodenticides used are certified by the Environmental Protection Administration, possess permit numbers, are low-toxicity general environmental pesticides, are insoluble in water, and for safety reasons, have bittering agents added to make them difficult to swallow. Furthermore, after placement, they are regularly tracked and patrolled, and any unconsumed bait is collected.
Taipei City Public Works Department's Parks and Street Lights Office stated that rodenticides are mostly used when filling rat burrows, placed with plastic packaging deep inside the burrow, then covered with soil, gravel, and compacted to seal the opening. Therefore, the bait is not collected, but patrols continue, and if a burrow is found to be damaged, it is immediately refilled.
In addition, the Parks Office stated that while feeding wild animals and birds may seem to be out of care, it actually causes wild animals to lose their foraging and vigilance instincts, increasing the risk of encountering predators or traffic accidents. Moreover, human food often does not meet animals' nutritional needs and can lead to excessive animal aggregation, further causing environmental squalor or disrupting the original food chain, leading to ecological imbalance.
The Parks Office reminded that according to Article 11, Paragraph 19 of the "Taipei City Park Management Autonomy Ordinance," feeding birds or animals without owners in parks is prohibited, with violators subject to fines of NT$1,200 to NT$6,000. Enforcement will be strengthened immediately, urging the public to stop feeding, and simultaneously increasing the frequency of environmental cleaning to reduce opportunities for rats to gather.
The Taipei City Public Works Department's Hydraulic Engineering Office, which manages riverside parks, stated that currently, only the container markets at Guandu and Dadaocheng Wharves have rodenticides placed and managed by operators, which are cleaned up during typhoon precautionary evacuations. No rodenticides are placed in other areas. (Editor: Hsiao Po-wen) 1150506
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