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Table 4.7 Pesticide poisoning incidences reported in Indian and South Asian wildlife

Pesticide(s) in-
volved, as reported

Number
of deaths Year Location a Species affected Type of Poisoning Reference

1999 Dakatia village, Jessore

(Bangladesh)

Several, including
Furadan

Sparrows
( Passer domesticus )

> 5000 Application of excess

quantity in fi eld

Report (1999)

2000 Keoladeo National Park,

Bharatpur, Rajasthan

Monocrotophos Cranes

( Grus spp.)

18 Accidental intake of

laced seeds

Pain et al. (2004)

2001 Nameri National Park

and Tezpur, Assam

Demecron Asian elephant

( Elephas maximus )

14 Deliberate, along with

liquor and pumpkins

Gureja et al. (2002)

2001 Mudumalai,

Tamil Nadu

'Pesticides' Hyena

( Hyaena hyaena )

1 Secondary Report (2001)

2003 Sandynallah Reserve

Forest, Nilgiris,
Tamil Nadu

Carbofuran
(Furadan)

Leopard
( Panthera pardus )

1 Deliberate, cow carcass

laced with carbofuran

Venkataramanan et al.
(2008)

2005 Pudukottai,

Tamil Nadu

Carbofuran Bonnet macaque

( Macaca radiata )

53 Deliberate Report (2005)

2007 Kaziranga, Assam Malathion Bengal tiger

( Panthera tigris )

2 Deliberate Talukdar, Haziraka and

Buragohain (2008)

2008 Nilgiris,

Tamil Nadu

Phorate Bengal Tiger

( Panthera tigris )

1 Secondary Kalaivanan et al. (2010)

2008 Sonitpur,

Assam

Carbamate Asian elephant 3 Deliberate Arora (2008)

2008 Pudukottai Zinc phosphide Bonnet macaque 31 Deliberate Muruganandan, Umarani

and Paramasivam (2010)

2009 Karimnagar, Andhra

Pradesh

'Pesticide' Peacock

( Pavo cristatus )

19 Deliberate, pesticide

laced seed

'News paper report', spe-
cifi c report not mentioned

2009 Udhagamandalm,

Tamil Nadu

Zinc phosphide Jungle myna ( Acri-

dotheres fuscus )

16 Secondary Report (2009a)

2009 Nilgiris Phorate Black panther

( Panthera spp.)

1 Secondary Kalaivanan et al. (2010)

2009 Walparai,

Tamil Nadu

Carbofuran
(Furadan)

Asian elephant 2 Accidental Report (2009b)

2009 Assam 'Pesticides' Vultures ( Gyps spp.) 21 Secondary WTI News report (2009)

2010 Nilgiris,

Tamil Nadu

Methyl-isoparathion Sloth bear

( Melursus ursinus )

1 Deliberate Report (2010)

Unless otherwise indicated in brackets, all locations provided are in India

a