Chapter 3
A Chronicling of Long-Standing Carbofuran Use and its Menace to Wildlife in Kenya
Joseph O. Lalah,
Peter O. Otieno,
Ngaio Richards,
Martin Odino,
Laurence Frank,
Alayne Cotterill,
Stephanie Dolrenry,
Leela Hazzah,
Darcy Ogada,
Munir Z. Virani,
Dino J. Martins,
Joseph O. Lalah
Department of Chemical Sciences and Technology, School of Applied Sciences and Technology, Kenya Polytechnic University College, P.O. Box 52428-00200, City Square, Nairobi, Kenya
Search for more papers by this authorPeter O. Otieno
Department of Chemistry, Maseno University, P.O Box 333, 40105, Maseno, Kenya
Institute of Ecological Chemistry, Helmholtz Zentrum München, Ingolstädter Landstraße 1, D-85764 Neuherberg, Germany
Search for more papers by this authorNgaio Richards
Department of Life Sciences, Anglia Ruskin University, East Road, Cambridge CB1 1PT, United Kingdom
Working Dogs for Conservation, 52 Eustis Road, Three Forks, Montana, 59752, USA
Search for more papers by this authorMartin Odino
Ornithology Section, Department of Zoology, National Museums of Kenya, P.O. Box 40658-00100, Nairobi, Kenya
Search for more papers by this authorLaurence Frank
Living with Lions, Panthera, 8 W. 40th St., New York, USA 10018, USA
Museum of Vertebrate Zoology, University of California, Berkeley, California, USA 94720, USA
Search for more papers by this authorAlayne Cotterill
Living with Lions, Panthera, 8 W. 40th St., New York, USA 10018, USA
Wildlife Conservation Research Unit, Dept. of Zoology, University of Oxford, Tubney, Abingdon OX13 5QL, UK
Search for more papers by this authorStephanie Dolrenry
Living with Lions, Panthera, 8 W. 40th St., New York, USA 10018, USA
Nelson Institute for Environmental Studies, University of Wisconsin-Madison Madison, Wisconsin, USA 53706, USA
Search for more papers by this authorLeela Hazzah
Living with Lions, Panthera, 8 W. 40th St., New York, USA 10018, USA
Nelson Institute for Environmental Studies, University of Wisconsin-Madison Madison, Wisconsin, USA 53706, USA
Search for more papers by this authorDarcy Ogada
The Peregrine Fund, 5668 West Flying Hawk Lane, Boise, Idaho 83709, USA
Ornithology Section, National Museums of Kenya, P.O. Box 40658-00100, Nairobi, Kenya
Search for more papers by this authorMunir Z. Virani
The Peregrine Fund, 5668 West Flying Hawk Lane, Boise, Idaho 83709, USA
Ornithology Section, Department of Zoology, National Museums of Kenya, P.O. Box 40658-00100, Nairobi, Kenya
Search for more papers by this authorDino J. Martins
Insect Committee, Nature Kenya, The East Africa Natural History Society, Kenya
Search for more papers by this authorJoseph O. Lalah,
Peter O. Otieno,
Ngaio Richards,
Martin Odino,
Laurence Frank,
Alayne Cotterill,
Stephanie Dolrenry,
Leela Hazzah,
Darcy Ogada,
Munir Z. Virani,
Dino J. Martins,
Joseph O. Lalah
Department of Chemical Sciences and Technology, School of Applied Sciences and Technology, Kenya Polytechnic University College, P.O. Box 52428-00200, City Square, Nairobi, Kenya
Search for more papers by this authorPeter O. Otieno
Department of Chemistry, Maseno University, P.O Box 333, 40105, Maseno, Kenya
Institute of Ecological Chemistry, Helmholtz Zentrum München, Ingolstädter Landstraße 1, D-85764 Neuherberg, Germany
Search for more papers by this authorNgaio Richards
Department of Life Sciences, Anglia Ruskin University, East Road, Cambridge CB1 1PT, United Kingdom
Working Dogs for Conservation, 52 Eustis Road, Three Forks, Montana, 59752, USA
Search for more papers by this authorMartin Odino
Ornithology Section, Department of Zoology, National Museums of Kenya, P.O. Box 40658-00100, Nairobi, Kenya
Search for more papers by this authorLaurence Frank
Living with Lions, Panthera, 8 W. 40th St., New York, USA 10018, USA
Museum of Vertebrate Zoology, University of California, Berkeley, California, USA 94720, USA
Search for more papers by this authorAlayne Cotterill
Living with Lions, Panthera, 8 W. 40th St., New York, USA 10018, USA
Wildlife Conservation Research Unit, Dept. of Zoology, University of Oxford, Tubney, Abingdon OX13 5QL, UK
Search for more papers by this authorStephanie Dolrenry
Living with Lions, Panthera, 8 W. 40th St., New York, USA 10018, USA
Nelson Institute for Environmental Studies, University of Wisconsin-Madison Madison, Wisconsin, USA 53706, USA
Search for more papers by this authorLeela Hazzah
Living with Lions, Panthera, 8 W. 40th St., New York, USA 10018, USA
Nelson Institute for Environmental Studies, University of Wisconsin-Madison Madison, Wisconsin, USA 53706, USA
Search for more papers by this authorDarcy Ogada
The Peregrine Fund, 5668 West Flying Hawk Lane, Boise, Idaho 83709, USA
Ornithology Section, National Museums of Kenya, P.O. Box 40658-00100, Nairobi, Kenya
Search for more papers by this authorMunir Z. Virani
The Peregrine Fund, 5668 West Flying Hawk Lane, Boise, Idaho 83709, USA
Ornithology Section, Department of Zoology, National Museums of Kenya, P.O. Box 40658-00100, Nairobi, Kenya
Search for more papers by this authorDino J. Martins
Insect Committee, Nature Kenya, The East Africa Natural History Society, Kenya
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Ngaio Richards
Department of Life Sciences, Anglia Ruskin University, East Road, Cambridge CB1 1PT, United Kingdom
Working Dogs for Conservation, 52 Eustis Road, Three Forks, Montana, 59752, USA
Search for more papers by this authorSummary
This chapter contains sections titled:
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Introduction
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Background on pesticide use and environmental monitoring in Kenya
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Measuring the conservation threat that deliberate poisoning poses to birds in Kenya: The case of pesticide hunting with Furadan in the Bunyala Rice Irrigation Scheme
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The role of carbofuran in the decline of lions and other carnivores in Kenya
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Threats of secondary Furadan poisoning to scavengers, especially vultures, in Kenya
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Forensic analysis of carbofuran in vultures and environmental samples collected from Laikipia and Isiolo districts
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Repercussions of pesticides (including carbofuran) on nontarget, beneficial insects and use of insects in forensic analyses in Kenya
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Analytical, legal and regulatory mechanisms in Kenya
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General conclusions on carbofuran use, misuse and monitoring in Kenya
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Acknowledgements
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