Carbofuran kills lions

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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

There are only 2,000 lions left in Kenya
- Kenya Wildlife Service

Not just lions…

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Martin Odinostopwildlifepoisoning.wildlifedirect.org

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Antony Kasanga: lionguardians.wildlifedirect.org

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

Awareness in the city
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

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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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 KwediConcession

“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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Carbofuran kills lions

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