Carbofuran and Wildlife Poisoning (ePub)

This cutting-edge title is one of the first devoted entirely to the
issue of carbofuran and wildlife mortality. It features a
compilation of international contributions from policy-makers,
researchers, conservationists and forensic practitioners and
provides a summary of the history and mode of action of carbofuran,
and its current global use. It covers wildlife mortality stemming
from legal and illegal uses to this point, outlines wildlife
rehabilitation, forensic and conservation approaches, and discuss
global trends in responding to the wildlife mortality.

The subject of carbofuran is very timely because of recent
parallel discussions to withdraw and reinstate the insecticide in
different parts of the world. Incidences of intentional and
unintentional wildlife poisonings using carbofuran are undeniably
on the rise, especially in Africa and India and gatherings of
stakeholders are being organized and convened on a global basis.
There is still a need to consolidate information on the different
experiences and approaches taken by stakeholders. Carbofuran and
Wildlife Poisoning is a comprehensive overview of global wildlife
mortality, forensic developments and monitoring techniques and is a
definitive reference on the subject.

It comprises of historical and current perspectives,
contributions from key stakeholders in the issue of global wildlife
poisonings with carbofuran, people on the ground who deal with the
immediate and long-term ramifications to wildlife, those who have
proposed or are working towards mitigative measures and solutions,
those in contact with intentional or unintentional 'offenders',
those who have adapted and developed forensic methodology and are
gathering evidence.

"Carbofuran and Wildlife Poisoning is a collection of
meticulously researched papers from all around the world that
provide shocking facts about the effects of a deadly insecticide on
wildlife. The book discusses the hundreds of thousands of animals,
from elephants to fish, that are poisoned each year, the efforts to
rehabilitate those which have been rescued, and the often heroic
efforts to ban or reduce the use of the deadly chemical. This book
is a must for all those concerned with the problem."

--Jane Goodall, PhD, DBE, Founder - the Jane Goodall
Institute & UN Messenger of Peace, October 2011