Rial-Berriel Cristian, Acosta-Dacal Andrea, Zumbado Manuel, Henríquez-Hernández Luis Alberto, Rodríguez-Hernández Ángel, Macías-Montes Ana, Boada Luis D, Travieso-Aja María Del Mar, Martin-Cruz Beatriz, Suárez-Pérez Alejandro, Cabrera-Pérez Miguel Ángel, Luzardo Octavio P
Toxicology Unit, Research Institute of Biomedical and Health Sciences (IUIBS), Universidad de Las Palmas de Gran Canaria, Paseo Blas Cabrera s/n, 35016 Las Palmas de Gran Canaria, Spain.
Study Group on Wild Animal Conservation Medicine (GEMAS), 28040 Madrid, Spain.
Toxics. 2021 Oct 14;9(10):267. doi: 10.3390/toxics9100267.
Animal poisoning is one of the greatest conservation threats facing wildlife. In a preliminary study in the oceanic archipelago of the Canary Islands, we showed that the degree of threat from this circumstance was very high-even higher than that reported in other regions of continental Europe. Consequently, a legal framework for the effective prosecution of the crime of wildlife poisoning came into force in 2014 in this region. We present the results of the investigation of 961 animals and 84 baits sent to our laboratory for the diagnosis of animal poisonings during the period 2014-2021. We were able to identify poison as the cause of death in 251 animals and 61 baits. Carbofuran stands out as the main agent used in this archipelago. We have also detected an increasing tendency to use mixtures of several pesticides in the preparation of baits. The entry into operation of two canine patrols has led to the detection of more dead animals in the wild and a greater number of poisoned animals. The percentage of poison positives is significantly higher in areas with lower population density, corresponding to rural environments, as well as in areas with greater agricultural and livestock activity.
动物中毒是野生动物面临的最大保护威胁之一。在加那利群岛海洋群岛的一项初步研究中，我们表明这种情况造成的威胁程度非常高，甚至高于欧洲大陆其他地区的报告水平。因此，该地区于2014年实施了有效起诉野生动物中毒犯罪的法律框架。我们展示了2014年至2021年期间送往我们实验室诊断动物中毒的961只动物和84个诱饵的调查结果。我们能够确定251只动物和61个诱饵的死亡原因是中毒。克百威是该群岛使用的主要药剂。我们还检测到在制备诱饵时使用几种农药混合物的趋势在增加。两支犬类巡逻队的投入使用导致在野外发现了更多死亡动物和更多中毒动物。在人口密度较低的农村环境地区以及农业和畜牧业活动较多的地区，中毒阳性的比例明显更高。
