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Save Lions From Carbofuran Pesticide Poisoning!

Target: Kenya's Minister of Tourism and Wildlife
Sponsored by: Care2.com

Currently, carbofuran pesticide is easily accessible in Kenya. It is used to keep wildlife out of crops, but once one animal has been poisoned, the carcass attracts other wildlife. The poison then travels from carcass to predator, leading to horrible deaths on each step along the food chain.

Lions are a vulnerable species that depend on a wide variety of wildlife to survive. With a diet that ranges from wildebeest to birds, they are at tremendous risk of carbofuran pesticide poisoning. Unfortunately, their population has already declined by 30 to 50 percent over the past two decades, due to human population growth, agricultural expansion, hunting and poaching by livestock ranchers.

While the Kenyan government has stopped allowing sales of this pesticide in Kenya, some members of Kenya's parliament still oppose a ban of the pesticide. Please send a message to the Minister of Tourism and Wildlife today in support of a ban on carbofuran pesticide.

deadline: Ongoing...
goal: 50,000

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Your Honorable Najib Balala,

As a wildlife lover and conservationist, I am concerned about the use of carbofuran pesticide in your country. While I welcome Kenya's decision to stop allowing sales of this poison, I urge you to work toward a complete ban of carbofuran pesticide immediately.

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When used to keep wildlife out of crops, carbofuran pesticide travels up the food chain poisoning all wildlife in its path, from the smallest animals to the renowned and iconic African lions. And as a traveler and consumer, I would strongly consider visiting Kenya for its beautiful parks and wildlife, but it is important to me that deadly poisons such as carbofuran pesticide be removed completely from the country.

Please ban carbofuran pesticide, and protect your beautiful nation's lions and wildlife instead.

Sincerely,
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We took action on “Save Lions From Carbofuran Pesticide Poisoning!”!

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1:12 am PDT, Jul 15, Marian Gijsbers-Verwijs, Netherlands

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1:12 am PDT, Jul 15, Zareen Bharucha, United Kingdom

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1:12 am PDT, Jul 15, Jenny Cornelissen, Belgium

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1:12 am PDT, Jul 15, Name not displayed, Cyprus
I agree This has to stop ...We have developed so much that am sure there can be found a much safer substance to use that will be safe for us ,the animals,and environment & for the Crops Thank you

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1:11 am PDT, Jul 15, Ally Houlli, United Kingdom

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1:11 am PDT, Jul 15, Carla Nunes, Portugal

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1:11 am PDT, Jul 15, John Waller, United Kingdom
all life should be preserved ,why oh why do we need to exterminate gods animals no matter how we do it

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1:11 am PDT, Jul 15, Fiona Jones, South Africa

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1:11 am PDT, Jul 15, Julie Johnson, France

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1:11 am PDT, Jul 15, Anni Heinricy, Denmark

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1:11 am PDT, Jul 15, Willy Risthaus, Germany

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1:11 am PDT, Jul 15, Kornelia Maria F�tings, Germany

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1:11 am PDT, Jul 15, Thomas Ehrlich, Austria

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1:10 am PDT, Jul 15, Pippa Haines, United Kingdom
I would like one day to take my children on real safari not our local safari park too see animals in the wild, sd they're meant to be.

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1:10 am PDT, Jul 15, Anastassiya Lee, Kazakhstan

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1:10 am PDT, Jul 15, Laura Perez, Spain

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1:10 am PDT, Jul 15, Name not displayed, United Kingdom
please ban and stop produce carbofuran pesticide.think about your amazing nature which you wish to keep for another generations.think about your future.

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1:10 am PDT, Jul 15, Gillian Moore, Australia

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1:10 am PDT, Jul 15, Name not displayed, Italy
is now that man takes conscience that causes damage to nature

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1:10 am PDT, Jul 15, Thierry Minet, Germany

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1:09 am PDT, Jul 15, Elio Traina, Italy

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1:09 am PDT, Jul 15, Dion Gerrans, South Africa
Please Protect Africa's Wildlife!!!

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1:08 am PDT, Jul 15, Alla Konovalova, Russian Federation

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1:08 am PDT, Jul 15, R Vane, Netherlands
We don't help the world by killing her animals we allready kill to many it's realy time to think over

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1:08 am PDT, Jul 15, Name not displayed, Germany

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1:08 am PDT, Jul 15, Pierre Allio, France

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1:08 am PDT, Jul 15, John Ketch, Ireland

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