More Furadan Killings reported - Birds and Crocs!

Furadan is easily found in any shop in dar, for a very small amount, 6,000
tsh a Kg. I don't know about Mbeya, but in Selous hundreds of crocodiles
have been poached in the past years with it.
Sad to hear it is used also in Mbeya
Ciao
Malcolm


At 07:40 AM 4/17/2010, nsajigwa kyonjola wrote:
>
>
>Dear all,
>I received a call on 15th April 2010 from one WCST member in Mbarali
>District in Mbeya Region who was visiting one area 40 km from Ubaruku.He
>had information about bird poisoning in that area and at that time he
>counted eight ( 8) Grey Crowned Cranes and four African White-backed
>Vultures all dead of poisonous chemicals.He says poisons like
>Thiodan,Furadan are widely in use.Is there anybody with more information
>from that area?
>
>Kindest Regards,
>
>Nsajigwa A.G,Kyonjola
>
>Bird Conservation Officer,
>Wildlife Conservation Society of Tanzania,
>Garden Avenue, Plot 39;
>P. O. Box 70919,
>DAR ES SALAAM.