carbofuran kills lions
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Lions are being killed with the pesticide Carbofuran in Kenya. WildlifeDirect and friends are seeking to have carbofuran banned in Kenya. Here's why.TRANSCRIPT
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The pesticide carbofuran is marketed under the trade name Furadan, by FMC Corporation
It control insects in a wide variety of crops
Carbofuran is one of the most toxic insecticides in the world.
A quarter teaspoon is fatal to humans.
It is deadly to fish, cats and birds.
A normal day on a rice scheme in Kenya
Going hunting
Carbofuran granules - a single grain will kill a bird.
Preparing a deadly bait
carbofuran is used – it is odourless, tasteless and deadly.
Decoys are used to attract more wading birds
Turtles killed and laced with Furadan to attract predators
Termites mixed with Furadan to catch small fish
Decoys at work – the hunter waits – club in hand
Poisoned birds are collected from the field
Open billed storks are favored for size
The FMC deny there is any evidence that Furadan is being used to poison birds
Cooking poisoned birds will not destroy the pesticide
Consumers take huge risks
The Kenya Government will not respond to scientific reports
Government labs refuse to analyze samples citing fears of bird flu
Furadan death toll (Kenya Wildlife Service)
Vulture populations have declined by up to 80% in 10 years
24 hippos have been killed with carbofuran (source KWS)
After eating poisoned hippos, lions are paralysed due to secondary poisoning
“The most urgent threat to lions today is the widespread use of poison in retaliatory killings” Living with Lions
Pesticide poisoning the no. 1 killer of lions in Kenya
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There are only 2,000 lions left in Kenya
- Kenya Wildlife Service
Not just lions…
Martin Odino stopwildlifepoisoning.wildlifedirect
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Antony Kasanga: lionguardians.wildlifedirect.org
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Beyond Blogs – and into mainstream media
FMC response to CBS 60 Minutes
• Stop all sales of Furadan to Kenya
• Furadan buy-back program in Kenya
• Stopped Furadan 5G sales to Uganda and Tanzania
• Direct outreach to conservationists
Furadan is still widely available in Tanzania and Uganda.
200g costs $1.50 – enough to kill 20 lions.
No compromise - Ban carbofuran!
Work – raise awareness in the field
The Androcles Lion - pink like Furadan , standing on pools of purple granules, his mane is cash and he’s bound by a chain of actions and reactions
Awareness in the city
Sign the petition
“My kids asked FMC why Furadan is banned here in USA but legal to make dump on 3rd world countries. . . WildlifeDirect, we are in this fight with you “.
- Brian Gaisford, New York
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Dana’s donation of $250 helps Martin Odino conduct field work
Alive, lions are valued at between 500,000 and 1 million dollars each per year
October 2009 Furadan tally
Tanzania - 5 lions killed in Serengeti
South Africa - 50 vultures killed
South Africa - 31 vultures poisoned in the Kwedi Concession
“Furadan brand of carbofuran has a long history as a safe and effective product for sustaining agriculture” - FMC
http://www.furadanfacts.com
“all products containing carbofuran generally cause unreasonable adverse effects on humans and the environment and do not meet safety standards, and therefore are ineligible for reregistration.” - EPA
“FMC sells Furadan to help growers meet the demands of an ever-increasing human population on the
world's food supply.” - FMC
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