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Save Lions From Carbofuran Pesticide Poisoning!

Target: Kenya's Minister of Tourism and Wildlife
Sponsored by: Care2.com

Currently, carbofuran pesticide is easily accessible in Kenya. It is used to keep wildlife out of crops, but once one animal has been poisoned, the carcass attracts other wildlife. The poison then travels from carcass to predator, leading to horrible deaths on each step along the food chain.

Lions are a vulnerable species that depend on a wide variety of wildlife to survive. With a diet that ranges from wildebeest to birds, they are at tremendous risk of carbofuran pesticide poisoning. Unfortunately, their population has already declined by 30 to 50 percent over the past two decades, due to human population growth, agricultural expansion, hunting and poaching by livestock ranchers.

While the Kenyan government has stopped allowing sales of this pesticide in Kenya, some members of Kenya's parliament still oppose a ban of the pesticide. Please send a message to the Minister of Tourism and Wildlife today in support of a ban on carbofuran pesticide.

deadline: Ongoing...
goal: 50,000

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Your Honorable Najib Balala,

As a wildlife lover and conservationist, I am concerned about the use of carbofuran pesticide in your country. While I welcome Kenya's decision to stop allowing sales of this poison, I urge you to work toward a complete ban of carbofuran pesticide immediately.

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When used to keep wildlife out of crops, carbofuran pesticide travels up the food chain poisoning all wildlife in its path, from the smallest animals to the renowned and iconic African lions. And as a traveler and consumer, I would strongly consider visiting Kenya for its beautiful parks and wildlife, but it is important to me that deadly poisons such as carbofuran pesticide be removed completely from the country.

Please ban carbofuran pesticide, and protect your beautiful nation's lions and wildlife instead.

Sincerely,
[Your name here]

We took action on “Save Lions From Carbofuran Pesticide Poisoning!”!

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1:12 pm PST, Nov 20, Jessie Chevin, France

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12:12 pm PST, Nov 20, Susana Lax, Florida

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9:32 am PST, Nov 20, Name not displayed, Canada
Please i love lions, i dont want lions to get poisoned anymore. please do not hurt them. they are beautiful animals. thank you :( please

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9:28 am PST, Nov 20, Name not displayed, Washington D.C.
I want lions protected from pesticide poisoning simply because they are beautiful creatures, who has feelings as much as any human, and as such, they equally deserve to live. They are also important to the life of other animals. Without lions, most african prey animals would drastically increase in numbers, and quickly deplete their food supply, resulting in all the animals starving. Decaying animals also help more grass grow, which in turn feeds more prey items. Lions are very important animals, and majestic looking.

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8:18 am PST, Nov 20, Patrick Webb, Arkansas
$1.50 worth of carbofuran is enough to kill 20 lions. 1 single granule will kill a bird.

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4:02 am PST, Nov 20, Sue Anderson, Australia
Kenya is one of the most beautiful countries in the world. Losing any of your wildlife is a tragedy. This could be stopped and you would loss nothing and gain your lions.

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9:46 am PST, Nov 19, Denise Alvera, Illinois

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7:03 am PST, Nov 19, Jean Francise, Maldives

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6:59 am PST, Nov 19, Lu Metal, Italy

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6:36 am PST, Nov 19, Inger Andersson, Sweden

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5:21 pm PST, Nov 18, JOANNE ROACH, United Kingdom

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5:16 am PST, Nov 18, Elisa Dolléans, France

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6:47 pm PST, Nov 17, Ellie Shain, California

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10:41 am PST, Nov 17, Alena Rulfová, Czech Republic

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6:12 am PST, Nov 17, Name not displayed, Florida

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5:11 am PST, Nov 17, Oriana M, Italy

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10:08 am PST, Nov 16, ELENA CARLONI, Italy

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6:37 am PST, Nov 16, Cenia Correa, New York

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3:50 pm PST, Nov 15, Susann Balk, Michigan

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6:49 am PST, Nov 15, James Lovecraft, Virginia

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9:43 am PST, Nov 14, Le squeren Anne marie, France

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9:02 am PST, Nov 13, Theresia Cronan, California

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8:01 am PST, Nov 12, Jens Meyer, Germany

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7:19 am PST, Nov 12, Irene Pardo, Spain

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12:53 am PST, Nov 12, Name not displayed, Czech Republic

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1:53 pm PST, Nov 11, Zuzana Pokorna, Czech Republic

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1:04 pm PST, Nov 11, Milan Tichai, Czech Republic
NO CARBOFURAN! IS KILLING ALL WILDLIFE!! THANK YOU :-)

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11:09 am PST, Nov 11, Nela Hralová, Czech Republic
I think that no animal deserve so horrible daeth. Please forbid and ban the carbofuran pesticide and protect Kenyan animals, it´s very important!

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10:46 am PST, Nov 11, Petra Lekatoo, Germany
Mit dem Fällen der Bäume begann die Kultur - mit dem Fallen des letzten endet sie auch. Greenpeace

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10:20 am PST, Nov 11, Karolina Wingert, Germany

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11:46 pm PST, Nov 10, Pantano Anne marie, France

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6:14 pm PST, Nov 10, Ashley Schultz, California

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2:13 pm PST, Nov 9, Name not displayed, France
May I thank for banning the carbofuran pesticide - your wildlife must be protected for future generations to behold and your name will go down in history if you manage to enforce such a ban.

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9:20 am PST, Nov 9, Gail Sillett, United Kingdom

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9:04 am PST, Nov 9, Name not displayed, Russian Federation

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7:26 am PST, Nov 9, Gail Woolfenden, United Kingdom
Dear Sir, I had the priveledge of being bought up in Kenya and Uganda and I know that your land is is God's country - far removed from (though most sadly, influenced by) the greed and insanity of the capitalist west. Please do all you can in your power to save the animals and environment, and the traditional way of life of the lovely Kenyan people. Yours sincerely, Gail Woolfenden

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12:23 am PST, Nov 9, Name not displayed, Germany
Lions are so unique, majestic, beautiful and powerful animals. They are so important for nature and wildlife. It is cruel to poison them and other predatores. Let us save the lions for our following generations, that our children and grandchild will know them not only from books and movies.

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11:53 pm PST, Nov 8, Name not displayed, Germany
I love the kenyan wildlife! Please protect the beautiful and ecological important lions and remove, forbid and ban the carbofuran pestizide! Sincerely, Birgit Alexakis

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11:03 pm PST, Nov 8, Maggy Meyer, Germany
As a wildlife lover and conservationist, I am concerned about the use of carbofuran pesticide in your country. While I welcome Kenya's decision to stop allowing sales of this poison, I urge you to work toward a complete ban of carbofuran pesticide immediately. Lions are the kings of the animals. Please stop the carbofuran pesticide immediately. The next generations also want to see lions in the Masai Mara and other Nationalparks und Nationalreserves. When used to keep wildlife out of crops, carbofuran pesticide travels up the food chain poisoning all wildlife in its path, from the smallest animals to the renowned and iconic African lions. And as a traveler and consumer, I would strongly consider visiting Kenya for its beautiful parks and wildlife, but it is important to me that deadly poisons such as carbofuran pesticide be removed completely from the country. Please ban carbofuran pesticide, and protect your beautiful nation's lions and wildlife instead. Sincerely, Maggy Meyer

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9:52 pm PST, Nov 8, Name not displayed, United Arab Emirates
Pls. ban this horrible pesticide to protect humans and wildlife!

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11:31 am PST, Nov 8, Janet McCaffrey, United Kingdom
I have always wanted to visit Kenya, to see the country, meet the people and observe all the amazing wildlife. Please oppose the ban on pesticides. If the animals disappear so will the tourists and the onry they want to spend in Kenya.

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7:42 am PST, Nov 8, Elena Giannakouri, Greece

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4:38 am PST, Nov 7, Alexandra MAUVE, France

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7:30 pm PST, Nov 6, Natasha Santos, Philippines

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10:53 am PST, Nov 6, Name not displayed, Massachusetts
Not only Lions are dying, but children and pets who also come into contact with the poison. If you don't ban carbofuran now, Kenya's exports may be banned, due to contamination, and Kenya's economy will sink further.

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4:30 am PST, Nov 5, Johan Malan, South Africa

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12:28 pm PST, Nov 4, Name not displayed, Mexico

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5:23 am PST, Nov 4, Marjo Luoma, Finland

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4:01 am PST, Nov 4, Name not displayed, Romania

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3:53 am PST, Nov 4, Antonio Marques, Portugal
Life is precious and it's wasted in many ways everyday. We could change this process. You can.

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1:54 pm PST, Nov 3, Name not displayed, Portugal

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12:56 pm PST, Nov 3, Cristina Monteiro, Portugal

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12:14 pm PST, Nov 3, Kareena Phillips, Canada

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2:17 pm PST, Nov 2, Anastasia Vernadi, Russian Federation
STOP THAT! ENOUGH OF DIES!

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11:54 am PST, Nov 2, Martin Javorský, Czech Republic

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8:25 am PST, Nov 2, Vera Zeh, Germany
Lions are such wonderful animals. Please stop the pesticides immediately. Future generations also want to see lions in their natural surrounding.

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8:21 am PST, Nov 2, Isabel Cruz, Portugal

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1:56 pm PST, Nov 1, Lou Spector, Virginia

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12:55 pm PST, Nov 1, Ольга Макарова, Russian Federation

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1:09 pm PDT, Oct 31, Romanova Elizaveta, Russian Federation

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11:14 am PDT, Oct 31, Naya Gordon, California

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9:21 am PDT, Oct 31, Name not displayed, Massachusetts

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4:57 am PDT, Oct 31, Helle Collin, Denmark

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4:00 pm PDT, Oct 29, Cendi Wright, Texas

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12:59 am PDT, Oct 29, Haya Assle, Israel

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2:27 pm PDT, Oct 28, Guadalupe Schueller, Minnesota

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11:24 am PDT, Oct 28, Anastasia Fiandaca, California
Lions are an important part of our ecosystem and their lives are very critical. I know it's easy for me to say, since I live in the Us where we have almost no large predators like lions . . . but please, other countries should not aspire to be like the US.

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7:34 am PDT, Oct 28, Yolaine Tourneur, Australia
have we always been this cruel, money hungry humans... or are we evolving? I hope I wish to heal the world. make it a better place. for you and for me and the entire human race. "Micheal Jackson" all creatures great and small. "Yo BTK"

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6:25 pm PDT, Oct 26, Angel Bai, California

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