{"id":21118,"date":"2021-12-08T18:27:14","date_gmt":"2021-12-08T16:27:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/4vultures.org\/?p=21118"},"modified":"2025-05-05T15:46:58","modified_gmt":"2025-05-05T12:46:58","slug":"the-efforts-against-wildlife-poisoning-in-sardinia-expand-to-the-whole-island","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/4vultures.org\/pt\/blog\/the-efforts-against-wildlife-poisoning-in-sardinia-expand-to-the-whole-island\/","title":{"rendered":"The efforts against wildlife poisoning in Sardinia expand to the whole island"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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Sardinia’s Anti-poison Dog Unit in action \u00a9<\/strong> Cfva\/ LIFE Safe for Vultures<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n

The new LIFE Safe for Vultures project aims to ensure the long-term survival of the Griffon Vulture in Sardinia. Wildlife poisoning in Sardinia presents one of the major threats to this species, so it is crucial to combat this issue. A key way the project strives to do so is through using Anti-poison Dog Units (APDU)<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The problem of wildlife poisoning in Sardinia<\/strong><\/h4>\n\n\n\n
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Griffon Vultures feeding in Sardinia \u00a9 LIFE Safe for Vultures<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n

Unfortunately, even today in the agro-pastoral world, some defend crops and livestock by illegally poisoning animals considered as pests at all costs. Pesticides and other materials highly harmful to animals are often purchased legally but used illegally with possible direct or indirect adverse repercussions on animals, humans and the environment. Yet, there is hope to combat this severe problem. The Corpo Forestale e di Vigilanza Ambientale della Regione Sardegna (Cfva)<\/a> notes that poisoning cases have decreased on the island with the help of the Anti-poison Dog Unit, established on an experimental basis within the LIFE Under Griffon Wings project that successfully promoted the growth of the Griffon Vulture population in the northwest of Sardinia<\/a>. Now, the new LIFE Safe for Vultures project<\/a> strives to reinforce the local population and bring the Griffon Vulture back to the whole of Sardinia. Therefore, the commitment against wildlife poisoning extended to the whole island by training anti-poison dogs and agents of Cfva to join the efforts of the existing APDU. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Training the new members of the Anti-poison Dog Unit<\/strong><\/h4>\n\n\n\n

The theoretical-practical training course for the agents, coordinated by veterinarian Raffaella Cocco, a researcher at the Department of Veterinary Medicine of the University of Sassari and responsible for dog training, was recently completed with the support of forestry agents who are already part of the Anti-poison Dog Unit. <\/p>\n\n\n\n