Care2.com According to the Telegraph, tribal poachers are now leaving fresh carcasses out that have been laced with a pesticide known as carbofuran , which was discovered after officials made inquiries into the unexplained rise in the deaths of tigers and leopards.
Times LIVE Theron said tests on the carcasses of the 48 Cape vultures and an African white-backed vulture showed they had died after ingesting Carbofuran , a pesticide commonly used to destroy worms in crops. Two Cape vultures were found alive and had responded ...
Irish Independent A total 33 birds of prey including red kites, peregrine falcons and kestrels were killed in 2011, with some shot while others were poisoned using carbofuran , banned in the EU since 2008 because of the dangers it poses to birds and household pets. "Some ...
Independent Online It is believed the birds may have died after eating a lamb carcass poisoned with carbofuran , an agricultural chemical powder used to kill jackals. T...
IBNLive Patna: Five packets of pesticide carbofuran were recovered from the house of Chhapra school principal Meena Devi. The principal along with her family has been absconding since 23 children of her school died after eating mid day meal on Tuesday.
