Dear all,
Sorry for the cross postings.
Given that many of you are working or exploring throughout the bush,we wanted to make you aware that there is an African Wildlife Poisoning Database
www.africanwildlifepoisoning.org and that it is
now online. The database contains records of 272 poisoning incidents
that have killed over 8,000 animals of 40 different species, from 15
countries.
Over
the years, there have been a few individuals and organisations that
have worked on a precursor to this database and we are happy that it has
finally culminated in an online database that is accessible to all
registered users.
This means that you can
enter any recent or historical poisoning incidents online
.
You can also access basic information on all incidents in the
database. There is also an app in development to facilitate field-based
entry.
Most
importantly, we hope that you will spread awareness about this database among your
colleagues/staff/students/friends, so that any suspected poisoning records can be entered.
Of
course, if you are unable to use the online entry form, please inform
either Andre Botha, Lizanne Roxburgh, or myself about incidents, so we can ensure
these get captured in the database. If you know of a past incident and
are unsure if it is already in the database, contact Lizanne. Please
note that the database exists to capture all records of poisoning
involving any species, and no matter how big or small the incident. It
is not solely focused on incidents involving vultures.
Further details are in the attached press release. The launch of the online database has been a collaboration between the Endangered Wildlife Trust, The Peregrine Fund, and The Gadfly Project.
Cheers, Darcy
