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Projecto LIFE 09 NAT/ES/000533 “Acções innovadoras contra o uso ilegal de venenos em áreas piloto mediterráneas da União Europea”

Córdoba- Espanha 14 de Novembro de 2012

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A QUERCUS Associação Nacional de Conservação da Natureza é uma Associação sem fins lucrativos, de duração ilimitada, com personalidade jurídica, que intervém na defesa, conservação e melhoria do ambiente em Portugal.

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A Associação exerce a sua actividade com total independência e autonomia. É uma Associação apartidária, liberta de qualquer tutela económica, religiosa, racial ou de

• utro tipo.

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Foi criada a 31 de Outubro de 1985

Ilegal use of poison baits in Portugal

Catle protection Hunting management Feral dogs

Fotos: Artur Oliveira, Pedro Martins, Samuel Infante, Ricardo Brandão, Miguel Nóvoa, Francisco Álvares

Wolf 300 -400 Black vulture 3 breeding pairs Egipcian vulture 96 breeding pairs Iberiam Imperial Eagle 6 breeding pairs

Endagered species threatened by Ilegal use of poison baits in Portugal

Hunteres Stockbreaders Others

Dogs

Stockbreaders

• Catle protecion
• Delay in payment from the

from wolf fund (goverment)

• Abandoned dogs

HUNTERS

Control Predators

Black vulture ilegal shooting (18 shot pellets)

CERAS – Centro de Estudos e Recuperação de Animais Selvagens de Castelo Branco

Control predators

Pilot area- Portugal

PT-1. Tejo internacional. PT-2. Moura Barrancos

WHY ?

stockbreeding answer in surveys –predators

Hunters answer in surveys – predators

Pilot area PT 1 - Tejo Internacional

Municipios da área piloto.

131,812Ha 2 municipalities, 1 district

Castelo Branco Idanha-a-Nova

Results from pilot area PT1

Communication and Public awareness Plan implementation

• 3 appearances on radio 1 on national TV, 3 press

conference and 6 articles publish.

• 2000 units of the leaflet in Portuguese print and distribute

among stakeholders and members

• 32 conferences or events that have involved members of

the project.

We captured 37 Gyps

fulvus

Action A 8 - Trapping and tagging of bio indicator species

35 birds with wing tags

Veterinarians collecting samples

4 Gyps Fulvus with GPS-GSM transmitters (plus UHF radio) a prototype developed by the company Microsensory.

Action C4 -European Canine team

Action C4 -European Canine team Results

Poisoning cases reported at regional level in pilot area PT1 2010 2011 2012 Total poisoning cases (regional) 4 6 24 34 Inside pilot area PT1 3 2 23 28 canine team

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ECN effectiveness of 86% -2012

• We found 4 types of toxic substances used
• 3 are a legal agriculture agro toxic products

and other is strychnine.

• In 13 cases the toxic used was METHIOCARBE

(Molluscicide), 2 with CARBAMATOS (Aldicarb), 3 with ORGANOFOSFATE and 1 with STRYCHNINE. Action C4 -European Canine Team Results 2012

GNR – will start to train police dogs (operational in 2014?)

Action C4 -European Canine team Results

European Network of Municipalities against illegal poisoning (ENMAIP)

• bjective was achieved 100% of municipalities in the

pilot area PT1 (Castelo Branco and Idanha-a-Nova )

European Network of Hunting Areas against illegal poisoning (ENMAIP)

 complementary activities: 2 vulture feeding places for vultures

• bjective was achieved 100% - 17 hunting areas

Control of feral dogs and cats  habitat managment

Successful cases in court

(ENSAIP) European Network of Stockbreeders against illegal poisoning

Tecnical assistence: Feral dogs capture Grants requests Promote the use of microchips Cooperate local orgazinations ( OVIBEIRA) 17 MEMBERS ( NOV 2012)

technical assistance

Traping feral dogs

Feeding places for vulutres

Bem Haja pela atenção ! Mais informação :

http://www.lifeagainstpoison.org/