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 VENENO NO - Action to fight illegal poison use in the
natural environment in Spain LIFE08 NAT/E/000062
Project description Environmental issues Beneficiaries Administrative data R e a d m o r e Contact details:
Project Manager: Asunción RUIZ GUIJOSA
Tel: +34 91 434 09 10 Fax: +34 91 434 09 11
Email: [email protected]
Project description:
Background
The ‘Red Book’ of Spanish Birds (‘Libro Rojo de las Aves de España’) highlights illegal use of
poisons as a threat to endangered species protected by the Birds and Habitats Directives. Action
is required to eliminate illegal use of poisons for predator control in Spain and so minimise such
threats to the country’s Red List species. Objectives
The main aim of the LIFE Nature VENENO NO project was to achieve a significant reduction in
illegal poison incidents affecting protected species in Spain. Priority species targeted by the
project include the Spanish imperial eagle, the Lammergeier vulture, the red kite and the Egyptian
vulture (including the Canary Islands subspecies). All of these raptors are included in the
annexes of the Birds and Habitats Directives. Overall project goals aimed to make important
contributions to Spain’s ‘National Strategy against illegal use of poisoned bait in the
environment’, approved by the National Commission for Nature Protection in 2004. Results
The VENENO NO project developed effective and innovative methods and strategies for tackling
wildlife poisoning in Spain, especially where endangered raptor species are at risk. It particularly
targeted the use of poison baits, laid to kill predators such as wolves and bears in farming and
livestock rearing areas. The project was structured into three strategic and complementary lines,
matching the objectives of the ‘National Strategy against illegal use of poisoned baits in the
environment’: prosecution of the crime, prevention and deterrence, and refining knowledge and
information. The project created partnerships with all the key stakeholders, including the
Spanish Ministry of Agriculture, Food and Environment (Magrama), Regional Governments
(CCAA), NGOs, hunting associations and agricultural sectors, the Environmental Prosecutor's
Office, forest rangers, the Nature Protection Service (SEPRONA), regional police forces,
veterinarians and scientists. A number of major successes in the fight against illegal poisoning were achieved as a result of
project actions. These included the involvement of all Spanish Regional Governments in the
action for preparing plans and protocols against the use of poison. Thanks to the impetus of the
project, six plans involving protocols or strategies were approved and put into place, in Aragón,
Canarias, Castilla y León, Cataluña, Navarra and Valencia. The project facilitated the efforts of its
NGO beneficiaries in judicial and administrative procedures in cases of wildlife poisoning.
SEO/BirdLife and partner BVCF took part in 24 criminal court proceedings for illegal use of
poison, with the ten convictions obtained serving as an example of the legal consequences
resulting from the perpetration of this crime. The cases included one involving the deaths of six
Iberian imperial eagle (Ciudad Real, Castilla-La Mancha) and one where 140 birds of prey were
killed (Tudela and Cintruénigo, Navarra). Some of the judgments handed down imposed prison
terms of up to one year and four months, disqualification from the exercise of hunting, or
compensation of up to €33 000. Further cases are still in progress. To help bring cases to court, the project created a Poison Investigation Unit (UNIVE) in
Castilla-La Mancha. Two patrols were established, formed by three officers in each. UNIVE has
participated in the resolution of several cases of poisoning, but probably its most important
achievement has been to demonstrate to all the other Spanish regions what can be done to
combat illegal poisoning. The project organised 19 specialised courses in the investigation of the
illegal use of poison, which were attended by more than 500 officers of seven Spanish regions
(Aragón, Cantabria, Canary Islands, Castilla-La Mancha, Cataluña, Murcia and the Basque
country). These courses contributed to the improvement of the surveillance and detection of
cases. The project supplied UNIVE and environmental officers from the participating regions with
equipment for investigating the illegal use of poison, such as thermal (night vision) viewers,
camera traps and binoculars, and sample-taking and analysing materials. All the experience
accumulated on legal actions and the investigation of this crime was collected in the publication
‘Illegal use of poisoned baits. Legal analysis and investigation’, a practical guide for legal and
enforcement professionals. Thanks to the project’s study on substances used in poison baits, the need for strengthening
controls on the marketing and use of plant protection products and biocides was demonstrated.
Within the framework of this action, the beneficiaries filed a complaint to the Environmental
Prosecutor's Office to try to curb the illegal trade in these products. In addition, the actions
developed in the Canary Islands promoted alternatives to the use of poison against predators
which affect livestock and crops. The project initiated the Network of Volunteers against
Poisoning, currently involving 336 members, and the SOS VENENO telephone line, which received
more than 900 calls during the project lifetime. These enabled citizens to report cases of
poisoning, in the countryside and in urban areas. The beneficiaries raising awareness and
disseminating the project’s findings through the press, radio and television, with more than 900
pieces of news generated in different media. The project analysed all the episodes of poisoning
occurring between 2005 and 2010 in Spain, and its report on this stimulated a review of the
National Strategy against illegal use of poisoned baits in the environment. The project’s findings
reached a global audience, through participation in various international forums and through its
protocols being translated into English and distributed worldwide, and its procedural guides
serve as the basis of the first international regulation on the poisoning of fauna.
The project succeeded in putting the issue of the illegal use of poison much higher up the
political agenda in Spain. All the Spanish Autonomous Communities have committed themselves
to adopt or review action plans to fight against poisoning, for instance, while the Spanish
Ministry of Environment has reconvened the Working Group of Eco-toxicology. The project is a
reference for the fight against illegal poison use and, given the current socio-economic context,
the prevention, investigation and prosecution of this crime would not have advanced to anything
near this extent in Spain without LIFE funding. All the project’s results are transferable to other
countries. Further information on the project can be found in the project's layman report and After-LIFE
Conservation Plan (see "Read more" section).
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Environmental issues addressed:
Themes
Species - Mammals
Species - Birds
Keywords
endangered species Target EU Legislation
Nature protection and Biodiversity
Directive 79/409 - Conservation of wild birds (02.04.1979)
Directive 92/43 - Conservation of natural habitats and of wild fauna and flora- Habitats
Directiv ...
Directive 2009/147 - Conservation of wild birds - Birds Directive (codified version of
Directive ...
COM(2011) 244 final “Our life insurance, our natural capital: an EU biodiversity strategy to
2020 ...
Target species
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SIERRA Y CAÑONES DE GUARA
CUENCA DE GALLOCANTA
Prepirineu Central català
Delta de l'Ebre
Aigüe storte s
Jandía
Sierra de los Canalizos
Valle del Tiétar y embalses de Rosarito y Navalcán
SIERRA MORENA
Alto Tajo
ZEPA Montes de Toledo
Parameras de Maranchón, hoz del Mesa y Aragoncillo
Betancuria
Lajares, Esquinzo y costa del Jarubio
LOS VALLES
PICOS DE EUROPA
LAGUNAS DE VILLAFÁFILA
CAÑÓN DEL RÍO LOBOS
SIERRA DE GUADARRAMA
ORDESA Y MONTE PERDIDO
Pozo Negro
HOCES DEL RÍO DURATÓN
VALLE DE IRUELAS
ARRIBES DEL DUERO
Estepas de Belchite - El Planerón - La Lomaza
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Estepas de Belchite - El Planerón - La Lomaza
Galachos de La Alfranca de Pastriz, La Cartuja y El Burgo de Ebro
POSETS - MALADETA
Hoz del río Gritos y páramos de Las Valeras
Sierra de Ayllón
VALLE Y SALINAS DEL SALADO
BARRANCO DEL DULCE
LLANURAS DE OROPESA, LAGARTERA Y CALERA Y CHOZAS
VALLE DEL TIÉTAR
CERRO DE GUISANDO
PINARES DEL BAJO ALBERCHE
MONTES DE MIRANDA DE EBRO Y AMEYUGO
VALLES DEL VOLTOYA Y EL ZORITA
CAMPO AZÁLVARO-PINARES DE PEGUERINOS
ENCINARES DE LOS RÍOS ADAJA Y VOLTOYA
EMBALSE DEL EBRO
HUMADA-PEÑA AMAYA
SIERRA DE LA TESLA-VALDIVIELSO
OTEROS-CAMPOS
CAMINO DE SANTIAGO
CAMPO DE AZABA
ALTOS DE BARAHONA
TIERRA DE CAMPIÑAS
CAÑONES DEL DUERO
PENILLANURAS-CAMPOS SUR
LLANURAS DEL GUAREÑA
TIERRA DEL PAN
OTEROS-CEA
LA NAVA-CAMPOS SUR
PENILLANURAS-CAMPOS NORTE
RÍO ALAGÓN
PÁRAMO DE LAYNA
MUELAS DEL JILOCA: EL CAMPO Y LA TORRETA
Hoces del Río Mesa
SIERRA DE GREDOS
ENCINARES DE LA SIERRA DE ÁVILA
SIERRA DE LA DEMANDA
MONTE SANTIAGO
MONTES OBARENES
SABINARES DEL ARLANZA
HOCES DEL ALTO EBRO Y RUDRÓN
PICOS DE EUROPA EN CASTILLA Y LEÓN
SIERRA DE LOS ANCARES
MONTES AQUILANOS
SIERRA DE LA CABRERA
VALLE DE SAN EMILIANO
FUENTES CARRIONAS Y FUENTE COBRE-MONTAÑA PALENTINA
LA NAVA-CAMPOS NORTE
LAS BATUECAS-SIERRA DE FRANCIA
CANDELARIO
QUILAMAS
HOCES DEL RÍO RIAZA
LAGUNAS DE CANTALEJO
SIERRA DE URBIÓN
SIERRA DEL MONCAYO
RIBERAS DE CASTRONUÑO
LAGO DE SANABRIA Y ALREDEDORES
Serra de Catllaràs
Sistema Transversal català
Riera de Merlès
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Capçaleres del Ter i del Fresser
Cap de Creus
Massís de les Cadiretes
Litoral del Baix Empordà
Alt Pallars
Baish Aran
Era Artiga de Lin - Eth Portilhon
Serra d'Aubenç i Roc de Cogul
Serra de Turp i Mora Condal-Valldan
Vall Alta de Serradell-Serra de Sant Gervàs
Aiguabarreig Segre-Noguera Pallaresa
Serres del Montsec, Sant Mamet i Mitjana
Sistema Prelitoral meridional
ZEPA hoces del Cabriel, Guadazaón y ojos de Moya
Río Tajo en Castrejón, islas de Malpica de Tajo y Azután
LA RETUERTA Y SALADAS DE SÁSTAGO
VALCUERNA, SERRETA NEGRA Y LIBEROLA
Liébana
RIBERAS DEL PISUERGA
Desfiladero de la Hermida
Sierra de Híjar
Sierra del Cordel y cabeceras del Nansa y del Saja
Hoces del Ebro
SIERRA DE MOJANTES
COLLARADA - IBÓN DE IP
VIÑAMALA
ALTO CINCA
COTIELLA - SIERRA FERRERA
EL TURBÓN Y SIERRA DE SÍS
SALVATIERRA - FOZES DE FAGO Y BINIÉS
SOTOS Y CARRIZALES DEL RÍO ARAGÓN
SAN JUAN DE LA PEÑA Y PEÑA OROEL
SIERRA DE CANCIÁS - SILVES
SIERRAS DE SANTO DOMINGO Y CABALLERA Y RÍO ONSELLA
LAGUNAS Y CARRIZALES DE CINCO VILLAS
LA SOTONERA
SERRETA DE TRAMACED
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MONTES DE ZUERA, CASTEJÓN DE VALDEJASA Y EL CASTELLAR
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SIERRA DE ALCUBIERRE
SIERRA DE MONCAYO - LOS FAYOS - SIERRA DE ARMAS
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DESFILADEROS DEL RÍO JALÓN
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PARAMERAS DE BLANCAS
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PARAMERAS DE CAMPO VISIEDO
PARAMERAS DE ALFAMBRA
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ALTOS CAMPOS DE GÓMARA
CAMPO DE ALISTE
CIHUELA-DEZA
DEHESA DE LOS RÍOS GAMO Y MARGAÑÁN
LA NAVA-RUEDA
MONTEAGUDO DE LAS VICARÍAS
OMAÑA
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PÁRAMO LEONES
VALDERÍA-JAMUZ
PINAR DE ALMOROX
Serra da Enciña da Lastra
RÍOS DE LA CUENCA MEDIA DEL GUADIANA Y LADERAS VERTIENTES
Rios de la margen izquierda del Tajo y berrocales del Tajo
Serra de Boumort-Collegats
Valls del Sió-Llobregós
Secans de la Noguera
Beneïdor
La Faiada de Malpàs i Cambatiri
Bellmunt-Almenara
Aiguamolls de l'Alt Empordà
Delta del Llobregat
Sierras de Almadén - Chillón y Guadalmez
Serranía de Cuenca
SIERRA DE ALTOMIRA
Vessants de la Noguera Ribagorçana
RIBERAS DE LOS RÍOS HUEBRA Y YELTES
SIERRAS DE LEYRE Y ORBA
PUERTOS DE BECEITE
Vallebrón y valles de Fimapaire y Fenimoy
VALLE DEL TAJUÑA EN TORRECUADRADA
Montgrony
Tossa Plana de Lles-Puigpedrós
Rasos de Tubau
Serra de Prada-Castellàs
Secans del Montsià
SIERRA DE MONGAY
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Beneficiaries:
Coordinator
Type of organisation
Description
Partners
Sociedad Española de Ornitología
NGO-Foundation
SEO/BirdLife (Spanish Ornithology Society) is Spain’s
main bird conservation charity. It was founded in 1954.
It is Spain’s representative in the BirdLife International
partnership. Fondo para la Conservación del Buitre Negro (BVCF),
Spain Dirección General de Política Forestal-Junta de
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Administrative data:
Project
reference
Duration
Total
budget
EU
LIFE08 NAT/E/000062
01-JAN-2010 to 30-MAR -2014
1,672,020.00 €
EU
646,737.00 €
contribution
Project
Galicia(España),Cantabria(España),Aragón(España),Castilla-León(España),Castilla-La
location
Mancha(España),Cataluña(España),Murcia(España),Canarias(España)
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Read more:
Project web site
Publication: After-LIFE Conservation
Plan
Publication: Guidelines-Manual
Publication: Guidelines-Manual
Publication: Guidelines-Manual
Publication: Guidelines-Manual
Publication: Guidelines-Manual
Publication: Guidelines-Manual
Publication: Layman report
Publication: Layman report
Publication: Management plan
Publication: Research findings
Publication: Technical report
Video link
Project's website
Title: After-LIFE Conservation Plan Editor: SEO/BirdLife
No of pages: 20 Title: "Uso ilegal de cebos envenenados: Investigación y
análisis jurídico" (3.155 KB) Author: Bodega Zugasti, D.
de la (ed.) Year: 2014 Editor: SEO/BirdLife No of
pages: 156 Title: "Annex III : General legal protocol for
administrative action and liaison with criminal
proceedings deriving from the use of poisoned bait in
the countryside" (249 KB) Author: Pablo Ayerza
Year: 2013 Editor: SEO/BirdLife No of pages: 19 Title: "Annex II : Procedural protocol for law enforcement
officials in charge of collecting presumably poisoned
fauna or bait and the preliminary investigation of the
offence" (283 KB) Year: 2013 Editor: SEO/BirdLife No of
pages: 10 Title: "Annex I: Procedural protocol for law enforcement
officials in charge of surveillance and preventive action
against use of poison in the countryside" (307 KB)
Year: 2013 Editor: SEO/BirdLife No of pages: 8 Title: "Annex IV: Procedural protocol for dealing with
cases of poisoning in wildlife rescue centres and
toxicology laboratories" (597 KB) Year: 2013
Editor: SEO/BirdLife No of pages: 27 Title: "Illegal use of poisened-baits: Legal analysis and
investigation" (1.931 KB) Author: Bodega Zugasti, D. de
la (ed.) Year: 2016 Editor: SEO/BirdLife No of pages: 150 Title: Layman report Year: 2014 Editor: SEO/BirdLife No
of pages: 32 Title: Layman report Year: 2014 Editor: SEO/BirdLife No
of pages: 32 Title: "Action Plan to eradicate the illegal use of poison in
the countryside" (349 KB) Author: David de la Bodega
Zugasti Year: 2013 Editor: SEO/BirdLife No of pages: 19 Title: "Sustancias que Provocan el Envenenamiento de la
Fauna silvestre" (Estudio Técnico) Author: David de la
Bodega Zugasti Year: 2012 Editor: SEO/BirdLife No of
pages: 56 Title: Project's Final technical report Year: 2014
Editor: SEO/BirdLife No of pages: 90 Project's presentation video (2')
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