Richards Carbofuran and Wildlife Poisoning

Global Perspectives and Forensic Approaches
1. Auflage 2013
ISBN: 978-1-119-95110-0
Verlag: John Wiley & Sons
Format: EPUB
Kopierschutz: Adobe DRM (»Systemvoraussetzungen)

E-Book, Englisch, 368 Seiten, E-Book

This cutting-edge title is one of the first devoted entirely to theissue of carbofuran and wildlife mortality. It features acompilation of international contributions from policy-makers,researchers, conservationists and forensic practitioners andprovides a summary of the history and mode of action of carbofuran,and its current global use. It covers wildlife mortality stemmingfrom legal and illegal uses to this point, outlines wildliferehabilitation, forensic and conservation approaches, and discussglobal trends in responding to the wildlife mortality.
The subject of carbofuran is very timely because of recentparallel discussions to withdraw and reinstate the insecticide indifferent parts of the world. Incidences of intentional andunintentional wildlife poisonings using carbofuran are undeniablyon the rise, especially in Africa and India and gatherings ofstakeholders are being organized and convened on a global basis.There is still a need to consolidate information on the differentexperiences and approaches taken by stakeholders. Carbofuran andWildlife Poisoning is a comprehensive overview of global wildlifemortality, forensic developments and monitoring techniques and is adefinitive reference on the subject.
It comprises of historical and current perspectives,contributions from key stakeholders in the issue of global wildlifepoisonings with carbofuran, people on the ground who deal with theimmediate and long-term ramifications to wildlife, those who haveproposed 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 aregathering evidence.
"Carbofuran and Wildlife Poisoning is a collection ofmeticulously researched papers from all around the world thatprovide shocking facts about the effects of a deadly insecticide onwildlife. The book discusses the hundreds of thousands of animals,from elephants to fish, that are poisoned each year, the efforts torehabilitate those which have been rescued, and the often heroicefforts to ban or reduce the use of the deadly chemical. This bookis a must for all those concerned with the problem."
--Jane Goodall, PhD, DBE, Founder - the Jane GoodallInstitute & UN Messenger of Peace, October 2011

Autoren/Hrsg.

Richards, Ngaio