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carnivores in Croatia, as is the loss of natural prey species. Much of this is due to poaching, another
problem which is not offi cially recognised. Such issues need to be addressed at the same time.
A scheme must be created so that illegal poisoning incidents will be properly investigated. Incidents
shown to involve pesticides should be distinguished by category, i.e., misuse by carelessness, acci-
dental or wilful failure to adhere to correct practice, or abuse of a pesticide in the form of deliberate/
illegal attempts to poison animals. The scheme should contain protocols that enable people to submit
carcasses and poisoned baits for laboratory analyses. There is also a need to establish an offi cial centre
for the necropsy, histo-pathological and toxicological analyses of suspected poisoned animals.
Collaboration among Croatian ministries, institutions, organisations and NGOs is also required.
Those who work in nature conservation, animal welfare, hunting, the production and distribution of
pesticides, as well as those who work with the problem of animal poisoning should participate in the
'anti-poisoning campaign'. On Croatian islands, there is a need to mitigate against damage caused
by introduced species, in order to protect the traditional way of life there, and to protect biodiversity.
State assistance should be available to allow alien species removal.
A long-term, multi-faceted approach, that is organised and systematic is required if Croatia is to
address the problem of illegal wildlife poisoning. Without such a programme, Croatia's threatened
species will be devastated, its ecosystems degraded, and traditional livelihoods could be swept
away.
Acknowledgements
Ngaio Richards gratefully acknowledges the help of personnel at the various European governmen-
tal Directories and Agencies who enabled her to unravel the maze of regulatory semantics and EU
Directives regarding pesticide registrations, withdrawals and bans. John C. Nelson and Wayne E.
Thogmartin of the United States Geological Survey (USGS, Upper Midwest Environmental Sciences
Center) are thanked for producing the maps of EU/Europe and Croatia. Thanks are also extended to
Iñigo Fajardo and colleagues for permission to use the photographs in Section 5.5.
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