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Purple death
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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
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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.
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A normal day on a rice scheme in Kenya
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Going hunting
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Carbofuran granules - a single grain will kill a bird.
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Preparing a deadly bait
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carbofuran is used – it is odourless, tasteless and deadly.
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Decoys are used to attract more wading birds
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Turtles killed and laced with Furadan to attract predators
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Termites mixed with Furadan to catch small fish
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Decoys at work – the hunter waits – club in hand
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Poisoned birds are collected from the field
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Open billed storks are favored for size
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The FMC deny there is any evidence that Furadan is being used to poison birds
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Cooking poisoned birds will not destroy the pesticide
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Consumers take huge risks
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The Kenya Government will not respond to scientific reports
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Government labs refuse to analyze samples citing fears of bird flu
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Furadan death toll (Kenya Wildlife Service)
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Vulture populations have declined by up to 80% in 10 years
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24 hippos have been killed with carbofuran (source KWS)
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After eating poisoned hippos, lions are paralysed due to secondary poisoning
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“The most urgent threat to lions today is the widespread use of poison in retaliatory killings” Living with Lions
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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
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Not just lions…
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Martin Odino stopwildlifepoisoning.wildlifedirect
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Antony Kasanga: lionguardians.wildlifedirect.org
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Beyond Blogs – and into mainstream media
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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
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Furadan is still widely available in Tanzania and Uganda.
200g costs $1.50 – enough to kill 20 lions.
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No compromise - Ban carbofuran!
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Work – raise awareness in the field
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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
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Sign the petition
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“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
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Alive, lions are valued at between 500,000 and 1 million dollars each per year
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October 2009 Furadan tally
Tanzania - 5 lions killed in Serengeti
South Africa - 50 vultures killed
South Africa - 31 vultures poisoned in the Kwedi Concession
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“Furadan brand of carbofuran has a long history as a safe and effective product for sustaining agriculture” - FMC
http://www.furadanfacts.com
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“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
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“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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