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Figure 5.3 The specialised canine units of Andalucía are made up of different types of dogs
Figure 5.4 The dogs in the units are trained to detect baits such as this one, which have been
laced with compounds commonly used to kill wildlife
that a poison has been found, where we immediately take the dogs and police to enact legal pro-
cedures. By contrast, routine inspections are conducted on a 'dissuasive' basis, and we annually
design and plan a schedule of hotspots to visit according to their past poisoning profi le, or where
threatened species are present, and an increased presence is warranted (Ruiz Garcia, Valero Garruta,
Sáez Manzano et al. 2010). Poison was detected on 88 occasions (83% being aldicarb, carbofuran
and methomyl). Aldicarb tends to be most often detected, however Andalucía spans a very large area
and it is not unusual that carbofuran, methomyl or even other compounds are favoured instead in
some places.