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19.CAUTION: ELECTROCUTION! Suggested Practices for Bird Protection on Power Lines

NABU and his BirdLife partners fight against risks of electrocution on powerlines

© NABU Bundesverband, NABU-German Society for Nature Conservation, Registered Charity
E-Mail: NABU@NABU.de • Internet: http://www.NABU.de

English: http://www.nabu.de/vogelschutz/caution_electrocution.pdf

This guideline is also available in German, in Portuguese, Spanish and in a Russian version:

VORSICHT: STROMSCHLAG! Empfehlungen zum Vogelschutz an Energiefreileitungen
ATENÇÃO: CHOQUE ELÉCTRICO! Recomendações para a protecção de aves em zonas de linhas eléctricas aéreas
¡ATENCIÓN! ELECTROCUCIÓN Sugerencias para proteger la avifauna en los tendidos eléctricos aéreos
ОСТОРОЖНО: ВЫСОКОЕ НАПРЯЖЕНИЕ! Рекомендации по охране птиц при строительстве воздушных линий электропередачи

Please scroll down the English NABU-page to find the guidelines for this topic in different languages:
http://www.nabu.de/tiereundpflanzen/voegel/forschung/stromtod/05166.html

20.Protecting birds on powerlines:
a practical guide on the risks to birds from electricity transmission facilities and how to minimise any such adverse effects

Dr. Dieter Haas, Dr. Markus Nipkow, Georg Fiedler, Richard Schneider, Waltraut Haas, Bernd Schürenberg
On behalf of NABU - German Society for Nature Conservation, Registered Charity and BirdLife Partner Germany
(Produced for BirdLife International, 12. July 2003)

NABU – Naturschutzbund Deutschland e.V., 53223 Bonn, Telephon: ++49-(0)228-4036-0 E-mail: NABU@NABU.de Internet: http://www.NABU.de

Text: http://test.birdsandpowerlines.org/images/Protecting_birds_on_powerlines.pdf

Pictures: Protecting birds on powerlines
(Produced for BirdLife International, 12. July 2003)

Pictures: http://test.birdsandpowerlines.org/images/Protecting_birds_on_powerlines_pictures(2).pdf

21.Protecting birds from powerlines

Nature and environment No.140, 2005

Synopsis
Collision of birds with the cables of powerlines and electrocution of birds sitting on power poles are important factors increasing mortality of some threatened species. The present report analyses the phenomenon and makes technical proposals to protect birds from electrocution.

Title also available in French.

http://book.coe.int/EN/ficheouvrage.php?PAGEID=36&lang=EN&produit_aliasid=1827

22.Raptor Electrocution/Collision Workshops

http://www.usda.gov/rus/electric/engineering/2000/raptor_elec.htm

23.Dangers in nature

White-tailed Eagles mentioned

Pictures

http://www.madarpark.hu/files/press/12_deutsch.pdf

24.Carbofuran – key facts

"Hundreds of birds die a cruel death each year. (...) Golden eagles, red and black kites, peregrine falcons, rough-legged and common buzzards, magpies, crows, ravens but also domestic dogs and cats are among the victims, too. The reason is human recklessness... AND CARBOFURAN"

-What is carbofuran?
-How does carbofuran kill?
-Why do we deal with poisoning?
-How to recognise poison bait?
-How to recognise poisoned animal?
-What to do if you find poisoned bait or poisoned animal?



Source: http://www.karbofuran.cz/fakta.php?m´
Map and Database: Reported cases of poisonings (Czech Republic) http://www.karbofuran.cz/db.php?f
About Karbofuran.cz: The website is operated by Czech Society for Ornithology as a part of the Free Wings programme.

Information on carbofuran poisoning incidents in Austria, Czech Republic and Hungary
(in German language) can be found in “Schutzanforderung für den Seeadler im Herzen Europas – Ergebnisse des Workshops der WWF Österreich Tagung in Illmitz, 18. November 2007”, p.149/150. By Remo Probst, Bernhard Kohler, Oliver Krone, Andreas Ranner & Martin Rössler
http://www.europeanraptors.org/documents/wte_austria/DENISIA_PROBST_ET_AL_0027_0147-0157.pdf

See also: FreeWings programme (bird crime)
The Free Wings programme, co-ordinated by CSO (Czech Society for Ornithology), is aimed at reducing, as much as possible, all human activities which affect negatively populations of wild birds and which are in conflict with the national or international legislation.
http://www.birdlife.cz/index.php?ID=767

25.More facts on carbofuran

Prime Minister of Kenya urged to ban lion-killing pesticide after child dies from ingestion
Jeremy Hance, mongabay.com (November 10, 2009).
http://news.mongabay.com/2009/1110-hance_furadan.html

East Africa's lions falling to poison
Jeremy Hance, mongabay.com (May 11, 2010). Updated: East Africa's lions falling to poison.
http://news.mongabay.com/2010/0511-hance_lions.html

WildlifeDirect campaigne against wildlife poisoning
http://stopwildlifepoisoning.wildlifedirect.org/

26.Carbofuran: Danish White-tailed Eagles found poisoned

http://raptorpolitics.org.uk/?p=1772

27.How to publicise illegal persecution of raptors

If you have any information about the illegal persecution of raptors or if you read in the press of raptor persecution incidents, you can contact Raptor Politics. They publicise instances of illegal persecution of protected birds in the UK and other countries.

http://raptorpolitics.org.uk/

28.Campaigns against raptor persecution

Read more in “Legal Eagle”, the RSPB´s investigations newsletter/law

(Document library of the RSPB)

http://www.rspb.org.uk/ourwork/library/newsletters.aspx

29.Aktuálně.cz - Karbofuran zabíjí! Carbofuran kills

(in Czech)

30.White-tailed Eagle persecution in Austria

Find numerous documented cases in a collection of Austrian newspaper articles for the years 2005-2011 (in German)

Source: “Initiative zur Abschaffung der Jagd Österreich” (Initiative to abolish hunting in Austria)
Main page: Click at « Jagd in der Presse », choose a year, type “Seeadler” or "Carbofuran" in the search function window of your browser/programme.:
http://www.abschaffung-der-jagd.at/index.htm

Direct link: Choose a year, type “Seeadler” or "Carbofuran" in the search function window of your browser/programme.
http://www.abschaffung-der-jagd.at/presseecho.htm

31.World Wildlife Fund is offering 5000 Euro for information leading to the conviction of the person or persons responsible for poisoning four White-tailed Eagles in Northern Germany

January 27th 2011

At least four White-tailed Eagles have been poisoned last year in a region in Northern Germany. Three birds have been found at the edge of a copse west of Gothendorf, one between the villages Güster and Fitzen, NABU* reported on January 27th 2011. It turned out that the eagles were poisoned with Mevinphos. This insecticide is banned in the EU since 2007, in Germany since 1990.

*NABU = Founded in 1899, NABU (Nature and Biodiversity Conservation Union), is one of the oldest and largest environment associations in Germany

Read more at NABU Schleswig-Holstein (in German)
http://schleswig-holstein.nabu.de/themen/jagd/Illegaleverfolgung/13384.html

Find the article in English at the topic "Full Text Documents, English", no. 138
http://www.looduskalender.ee/forum/viewtopic.php?f=46&t=233&st=0&sk=t&sd=a&start=140

32.Illegal raptor persecution in Germany

Illegale Greifvogelverfolgung. Erkennen, Bekämpfen, Verhindern. Vogelschützer stellen Leitfaden mit Tipps für Bürger und Behörden vor

Herausgeber: Komitee gegen den Vogelmord e.V.,NABU Landesverband NRW e.V. und Nordrhein-Westfälische Ornithologengesellschaft e.V.
Text und Redaktion: Axel Hirschfeld unter Mitarbeit von Jens Brune, Arne Hegemann, Alexander Heyd, Jürgen Hintzmann, Heinz Kowalski und Josef Tumbrinck

Contact and further information (in German)
http://www.komitee.de/content/aktionen- ... verfolgung

pdf (in German): http://www.komitee.de/sites/www.komitee ... olgung.pdf

Information in English available at RaptorPolitics, see article "German Raptors Under Threat"
Click here: http://raptorpolitics.org.uk/?p=3412

33.Ingestion of Lead from Spent Ammunition: Implications for Wildlife and Humans

Proceedings of the Conference: Ingestion of Lead from Spent Ammunition: Implications for Wildlife and Humans
Editors: Richard T. Watson, Mark Fuller, Mark Pokras and Grainger Hunt

White-tailed Eagles mentioned in:
Lead Poisoning in White-tailed Sea Eagles: Causes and Approaches to Solutions in Germany
Oliver Krone, Norbert Kenntner, Anna Trinogga, Mirjam Nadjafzadeh, Friederike Scholz, Justine Sulawa, Katrin Totschek, Petra Schuck-Wersig, and Roland Zieschank (see URL below, table of contents and all articles)

Order the book:
http://www.ubka.uni-karlsruhe.de/kvk_en.html
Or read the online publication. Online publication: Copyright © 2009 The Peregrine Fund
Table of contents and all articles online available. Click here:
https://www.peregrinefund.org/lead_conference/2008PbConf_Proceedings.htm

See also topic Full Text Documents, Diff. Languages, no. 62: Three White-tailed Eagles died of lead poisoning, winter 2010/2011, Germany. Click here:
viewtopic.php?f=46&t=240&st=0&sk=t&sd=a&start=60

34.Carbofuran: White-tailed Eagle and other animals poisoned. Czech Republik, February 2011

Source: Horácké noviny , By: Petr Chňoupek, February 21st 2011 (in Czech)
http://www.horacke-noviny.com/zprava-karbofuran-opet-zabijel-vzacneho-orla-morskeho-1069.htm

Google translation:
http://translate.google.de/translate?js=n&prev=_t&hl=en&ie=UTF-8&layout=2&eotf=1&sl=cs&tl=en&u=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.horacke-noviny.com%2Fzprava-karbofuran-opet-zabijel-vzacneho-orla-morskeho-1069.htm&act=url

35.Illegal poisoning in Spain: three convicted

22 March 2011

Three people caught placing poison baits intended for protected birds of prey have been sentenced
to a year and four months prison and fined more than €24 300.

Source:European Commission/Environment/LIFE Programme
http://ec.europa.eu/environment/life/news/newsarchive2011/march/index.htm

36.A new strategy against the poisoning of large carnivores and scavenger raptors: anti-poison dog units

“One of the most serious threat for the conservation of species of carnivores like bear, wolf and scavenger raptors (...) is represented by the illegal use of poison. The aim of the LIFE+ ANTIDOTO project, realized in the Gran Sasso e Monti della Laga National Park (Italy), in the Andalusia Region (Spain) and the Aragon Region (Spain), is to adopt and disseminate innovative measures for the fight against the illegal use of poison.”

Source: Il progetto LIFE Antidoto
Read more: http://www.lifeantidoto.it/index.php?lang=en

37.Bird of prey poisoning, Scotland

Scotland's birds of prey continue to be poisoned with illegal chemicals

Source: http://www.scotland.gov.uk.
http://search1.scotland.gov.uk/Scotland?n=All&$rcexpanded=false&action=search&q=PESTICIDE%20POISONING%20OF%20ANIMALS%20IN%202010

38.Pesticide Poisoning of Animals in 2010, Scotland

Investigations of suspected incidents

M J Taylor, E A Sharp, J E Watson and L M Melton
Published by the Scottish Government, August 2011, © Crown copyright 2011
http://www.sasa.gov.uk/sites/default/files/Animal%20Poisoning%20Report%202010.pdf

Source: http://www.scotland.gov.uk.
http://search1.scotland.gov.uk/Scotland?n=All&$rcexpanded=false&action=search&q=PESTICIDE%20POISONING%20OF%20ANIMALS%20IN%202010