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Figure 7.5
At a farm planted with carbofuran-treated wheat, this young roadside hawk (
Rupornis
magnirostris
) was unable to fly and escape, exhibiting erratic movements and vomiting, symptoms
of poisoning by carbofuran. This predator probably became poisoned after eating birds or insects
already affected by the pesticide.
Photo taken by Álvaro Fernando de Almeida
Figure 7.6
A pair of ruddy ground doves (
Columbina talpacoti
), (male on the right) next to various
wheat seeds treated with carbofuran and Rhodamine B of the type that killed these birds.
Photo taken by Álvaro Fernando de Almeida
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