Stop Wildlife Poisoning

Category: carbofuran | Date: Feb 26 2009 | By: Martin Odino

Apologies dear readers for not posting for quite sometime. I must say my fieldwork had stalled but I am back now and will be posting regularly once again. I am currently out in Busia at Bunyala rice scheme. I just began on a project to measure the conservation threat of Furadan to birds (and also people). I am trying to work with the hunters(those poisoning birds) and also trying to establish what immediate effects those eating the poisoned birds feel or experience.

While I should be able to give you more detailed updates in time, this is what two of my assistants and myself  are currently doing:

(My ground assistant, Achieno scouting out at the rice scheme).

(My assistants, Chege and Achieno)

While watching out last evening we saw the hunter above carrying his complete poisoning gear!A club to maim disoriented birds under the influence of Furadan;a sack containing a captive bird(most likely an Open-billed Stork) to call others to Furadan-laced bait and a jerry can in which are Furadan-laced bait(snails). I spoke to him and will be meeting him before I end this reconaissance.

 Will keep you posted on more on this project.

Tags: Birds, furadan, poisoning