Save raptors in Germany
Especially white-tailed sea eagles, red kites and buzzards are affected by illegal poisonings. Due to the high costs, a systematic examination of the carcasses dissected is not possible, so that analyses by laboratories can only be carried out in selected individual cases.
This campaign wants to establish a laboratory dedicated to detect poison in raptors and in the enviroment. For this a gas chromatograph with mass spectrometer (GC-MS/MS triple quadrupole) should be purchased to strengthen toxicology work of of Dr Oliver Krone, an international renown expert for raptor science. With the help of the planned laboratory Krone will be able to analyse biological matrices of wildlife for commonly used toxins. A triple quadrupole mass spectrometer is a tandem mass spectrometer consisting of two quadrupole mass analysers connected in series. This achieves low detection limits while at the same time being easy to operate. Mainly carbofuran, mephinvos and parathion have been detected in the birds of prey examined by Dr. Krone. A “GC-MS/MS” would enable Dr Krone to systematically examine carcasses and other samples collected in the field for toxins. In the period from 2005 to 2017, a total of 393 proven poisonings or cases with strong suspicion of poisoning were detected in Germany. At least 1,020 birds of prey and owls, i.e. about 59 % of all recorded persecution victims, were killed.Publications
Trinogga A, Courtiol A, Krone O (2019) Fragmentation of lead-free and lead-based hunting rifle bullets under real life normal German hunting conditions. AMBIO, 48: 1056-1064. DOI: 10.1007/s13280-019-01168-z. Movalli P, Krone O, Osborn D, Pain D (2018) Monitoring contaminants, emerging diseases and environmental change with raptors and links to human health. Bird Study. https://doi.org/10.1080/00063657.2018.1506735. Krone O, Auls S, Neurath H (2017) Case report: Secondary poisoning in a white-tailed sea eagle caused by carbofuran. EJWR 63: 91. DOI: 10.1007/s10344-017-1148-8.This campaign is organised and run by the non-profit organisation:
Conservation and Research Fund e.V. (CRF) - Sonnenallee 127 - 12059 Berlin - Germany
in cooperation with KeepNatureAlive
