Child Dies After Ingesting Pesticide Also Used to Kill Lions
Nov/090
According to reports, little Kimutai, a three-year-old child from Kenya, died hours after ingesting carbofuran, an odorless pesticide used to control insects on many crops including rice, beans, bananas, pineapple, coffee and vegetables.
But the highly toxic pesticide, sold under the name Furadan and manufactured by Farm Machinery and Chemicals Corporation (FMC), is also used by cattle herders for different reasons. Furadan is often added to carcasses in order to poison and kill lions, hyenas and other wildlife that prey on livestock.
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Child Dies After Ingesting Pesticide Also Used to Kill Lions
China Denies Links to Elephant Poaching in Kenya
Sep/090
Despite the growing list of suspicious coincidences, a Chinese official has denied links between increased elephant killings in Kenya and a nearby influx of Chinese workers.
Recently, an increasing series of unfortunate events have suggested that Chinese workers in Kenya could be linked to a rise in elephant killings near these work sites. But according to an article in China Daily, there is no connection.
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China Denies Links to Elephant Poaching in Kenya
China Denies Links to Elephant Poaching in Kenya
Sep/090
Despite the growing list of suspicious coincidences, a Chinese official has denied links between increased elephant killings in Kenya and a nearby influx of Chinese workers.
Recently, an increasing series of unfortunate events have suggested that Chinese workers in Kenya could be linked to a rise in elephant killings near these work sites. But according to an article in China Daily, there is no connection.
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China Denies Links to Elephant Poaching in Kenya
Obama’s Grandma Gets Solar Panels on her Kenyan Home from Greenpeace
Aug/090
Greenpeace’s “Solar Generation” activists installed solar panels on President Obama’s Grandmother’s house in Kenya last week.
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Obama’s Grandma Gets Solar Panels on her Kenyan Home from Greenpeace
Obama’s Grandma — Gets Solar Panels on her Kenyan Home from Greenpeace
Aug/090
Greenpeace’s “Solar Generation” activists installed solar panels on President Obama’s Grandmother’s house in Kenya last week.
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Obama’s Grandma — Gets Solar Panels on her Kenyan Home from Greenpeace
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