Our parks are pretty special places. Keeping them special needs being good neighbors and taking care of our wildlife. In the park, and at home. When we use household rat poisons, we stop being good neighbors and put our wildlife at risk. It's a big problem in our parks, causing illness and often death. Rat poisons is a slow killer. Poisoned rodents are easy prey for larger animals. And can pass the poison all the way up the food chain. It can also be an unintentional killer at home. So what can you do? Rowing proof your home and make it hard for them to find shelter. And get rid of anything that could be an easy source of food. If things do get out of hand, use traps that are poison-free. Our wildlife makes our parks special, so let's be good neighbors and keep them safe. To learn more, talk to a park ranger or visit us online at www.nps.gov slash S-A-M-O.