Uttarakhand forest officials have found that poachers are using a deadly but easily available insecticide to target tigers. At first glance, the insecticide carbofuran is innocuous. Like dozens of other pesticides, insecticides and fertilizers, it comes packed in brightly colored bags and is sold over the counter under the common name of Furadan. Yet, the colorless, odorless crystals of carbuforan are stealthily being used to kill tigers in Uttarakhand. Investigations carried out by officials Dr Abhishek Singh, Dr Utkarsh Shukla and Paramjit Singh have revealed that carbofuran poisoning is the probable cause of the mystery deaths of a number of tigers in the region.
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