http://stopwildlifepoisoning.wildlifedirect.org Just another Wildlifedirect.org weblog Thu, 28 Aug 2008 14:10:16 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en At Wildlife Direct in Nairobi, I sit at a place that overlooks a modern neighbourhood and I have a bird's eye view of birds soaring/flying above the houses: swifts, pigeons and raptors dominate the show. At Wildlife Direct offices, located on the srventh floor in Nairobi,I sit at a location where ... http://stopwildlifepoisoning.wildlifedirect.org/2008/08/28/urbanization-of-birds/ Kenya Agricultural Research Institute (KARI) is one of Kenya's local agricultural produce improvement institutions. Several centres of its kind are located in various parts of the republic. The KARI, Katumani station is an outstanding of these centers, not by virtue of having come up with the fast maturing maize breed, ... http://stopwildlifepoisoning.wildlifedirect.org/2008/08/25/no-poison-sprays-here-against-the-birds/ Hi all, We are now struggling with pushing on with the implimentation of the outcomes of the just convened meeting of the Stop Wildlife Poisoning Task Force at Wildlife Direct, Nairobi, Kenya . We still hope Richard Leakey’s call for ban of carbofuran will yield a reasonable response from the government. ... http://stopwildlifepoisoning.wildlifedirect.org/2008/08/24/toxic-chemicals-are-all-around-and-all-round/ During our meeting yesterday Angela from WWF told us about the problem of pesticide dumping in Africa constitutes one of the most serious environmental crimes that she is working on. The implications for Wildlife are enormous. Africa it seems, is Europe's most popular dumping ground for radioactive waste and ... http://stopwildlifepoisoning.wildlifedirect.org/2008/08/20/toxic-dumps-in-africa/ Hi Everyone, this is Paula. We sat in a meeting today with members of the Stop Wildlife Poisoning Task Force to discuss progress, or should I dare say 'lack of progress'??? The Agricultural Association  of Kenya is the only government agency that has responded  to our letters calling for a ban ... http://stopwildlifepoisoning.wildlifedirect.org/2008/08/19/please-submit-comments-on-the-epas-carbofuran-revocation-proposal/ Apparently poisonig has become the stylish technique of depressing our wildlife and all for the wrong reasons. With the poisoned tip of a metal arrow piercing her right leg, a pregnant elephant stumbles miles through the African bush towards her death. After two days of agony she falls to the red earth, ... http://stopwildlifepoisoning.wildlifedirect.org/2008/08/17/poisoning-for-ivory/ Hi, "In these woods, I am the master!" Hunting or is it poaching which may involve weapons or poisoning is by far a mastery of skill rather than a crude means of survival as is mostly perceived. I have had a couple chances during which I have talked to a poacher/hunter/poisoner by mingling ... http://stopwildlifepoisoning.wildlifedirect.org/2008/08/14/the-poisoner-to-undo-the-poisoning/ As I took a random look at one of our local dailies today, the Standard newspaper, I was struck by the headline Tourists troop to Mara for 'The Seventh Wonder'. With the memories of my two weeks in the Mara during my last visit there just two weeks ago still ... http://stopwildlifepoisoning.wildlifedirect.org/2008/08/13/what-kenyas-importers-local-distributors-and-licencers-of-carbofuran-should-be-reading-between-the-lines/ Hi all, Is this why those known to be poisoned are poisoned? In my trip to Samburu National Reserve 2 weeks ago, the three day game drive yielding no male lion on scene sent my mind wild with thoughts about who is most lkely to fall victim of poisoning and why. For ... http://stopwildlifepoisoning.wildlifedirect.org/2008/08/11/hierarchy-favours-poisoning/ MWEA, SAMBURU, KANO PLAINS, MARA FINDINGS Hi all. I have been back in the office for 3 days having just toured some of the areas where there has been documentation of carbofuran poisoning. All seems well at the gaze with the full spectacle of the wild animals and birds feeding, playing ... http://stopwildlifepoisoning.wildlifedirect.org/2008/08/06/poisoning-news-quite-good-and-bad/