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eppur_se_muova Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Jun-18-08 09:15 PM
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Insecticide 'killing Kenya lions' (BBC)
By Adam Mynott
BBC News, Kenya

Environmentalists in Kenya are worried that an insecticide is being used by farmers to kill lions and other predators.
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It is so powerful and toxic that it has been banned in Europe.
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But in Kenya, carbofuran can be bought across the counter without restriction.
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According to world-famous naturalist Dr Richard Leakey, it is being bought not by farmers wanting to control bugs and insects, but mainly by herdsmen who use it to kill lions, leopards and other predators.

Among the latest incidents two lions were poisoned and killed in the Maasai Mara game reserve after eating the carcass of a hippo that had ingested carbofuran.



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more: http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/africa/7460008.stm
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1. God Bless the Beasts and Children. Now, please. Now. (n/t)
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