Time to ban lead hunting ammunition

Science ◽  
2019 ◽  
Vol 366 (6468) ◽  
pp. 961.2-962 ◽  
Author(s):  
Christian Sonne ◽  
Aage K. O. Alstrup ◽  
Yong Sik Ok ◽  
Rune Dietz ◽  
Niels Kanstrup
Keyword(s):  
Hunting Ammunition

scholarly journals Smoothbore hunting ammunition – a historical overview

2017 ◽  
Vol 1 ◽  
pp. 68-89
Author(s):  
Piotr J. Bochyński ◽  
Anna Karpiewska ◽  
Maciej Kuliczkowski ◽  
Tadeusz Dobosz
Keyword(s):  
Historical Overview ◽  
Hunting Ammunition

Rifle Wounds from High Velocity, Center-Fire Hunting Ammunition

1977 ◽  
Vol 22 (1) ◽  
pp. 10376J ◽  
Author(s):  
V. J. M. DiMaio ◽  
R. E. Zumwalt
Keyword(s):  
High Velocity ◽  
Hunting Ammunition

scholarly journals Assessment of a voluntary nonlead ammunition outreach program on midwestern national wildlife refuges

2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
◽  
John H. Schulz
Keyword(s):  
Human Health ◽  
Lead Exposure ◽  
Online Survey ◽  
Outreach Program ◽  
Structured Interviews ◽  
Bald Eagles ◽  
Deer Hunting ◽  
Program Support ◽  
Wildlife Refuges ◽  
Hunting Ammunition

Lead exposure from spent hunting ammunition affects wildlife populations, human health, and poses challenges to natural resource management. In addition to existing data on this topic spanning [greater than] 100-years, data from the Upper Midwestern, United States (U.S.) demonstrated bald eagles have greater risk of lead poisoning by ingesting lead bullet fragments in gut piles and unretrieved carcasses related to deer hunting. In response, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (USFWS), Region 3 established an outreach program during 2016â€"2018 encouraging deer hunters to use nonlead ammunition while deer hunting on 54 National Wildlife Refuges (NWRs). This project used a mixed methods approach incorporating 12 structured observations of presentations given at four managed hunts, 29 semi-structured interviews of program staff, and an online survey of 325 NWR staff. Objectives were to (1) examine lead exposure risks and suggest communication strategies, (2) explore attitudes and experiences of NWR staff implementing the program, (3) examine staff attitudes about threats to bald eagles, lead poisoning in bald eagles, human health risks, use of nonlead hunting ammunition, and socio-economic ammunition factors, (4) examine factors influencing program support by staff, and (5) assess structured observations of nonlead presentations. Correspondingly, this research resulted in four manuscripts and an additional research note aligned with the objectives above. Five key findings were demonstrated by this research. First, the risk of lead exposure from spent hunting ammunition is a multi-dimensional complex issue affecting wildlife and human health with voluntary programs primarily addressing the issue. Although little used in the past, social science theory has the potential to provide a useful framework for evaluating voluntary nonlead ammunition programs. Second, semi-structured interviews of USFWS staff resulted in 12 broad themes organized around three categories: (1) challenges within the agency, (2) effects of contextual factors on program implementation, and (3) the effect of different elements observed to be present/absent in successful voluntary conservation programs. Third, an online survey showed differences in attitudes among staff who hunters and nonhunters, lead or nonlead ammunition use by hunters, and likely or unlikely future nonlead use by hunters. Fourth, the survey also demonstrated program support was greatest among refuge staff who strongly agreed with problems related to bald eagles and lead exposure, individuals who strongly agreed with the importance of informational program materials, and individuals with higher levels of innovation characteristics. Fifth, a descriptive assessment of presentations at managed deer hunts showed less than four minutes on average were spent discussing the issue with minimal hunter interest observed. Findings from this study provide suggestions for improving future nonlead outreach with additional staff training, audience segmentation with targeted messaging for different audiences, broadening the scope of outreach to include human health lead risks, and relevance of nonhunters as stakeholders. Methodologically, this study was the first application mixed methods to explore attitudes and behaviors of natural resource professionals implementing a nonlead outreach program using structured observations, semi-structured interviews, and an online survey. Bridging across multiple disciplines, this study developed a broader theoretical perspective for dealing with a complex socio-political landscape with a mixture of competing values, ethics, and worldviews among stakeholders. This study also showed the value of recognizing nonhunters as an important target audience, especially human health lead risks.

Non-lead rifle hunting ammunition: issues of availability and performance in Europe

2016 ◽  
Vol 62 (6) ◽  
pp. 633-641 ◽  
Author(s):  
Vernon G. Thomas ◽  
Carl Gremse ◽  
Niels Kanstrup
Keyword(s):  
And Performance ◽  
Hunting Ammunition

Promoting the Transition to Non-Lead Hunting Ammunition in the European Union Through Regulation and Policy Options

2021 ◽  
pp. 1-16
Author(s):  
Vernon G. Thomas ◽  
Niels Kanstrup ◽  
Deborah J. Pain
Keyword(s):  
European Union ◽  
Public Awareness ◽  
Lead Level ◽  
The European Union ◽  
Wild Game ◽  
Lead Ammunition ◽  
Game Birds ◽  
Monitoring And Enforcement ◽  
Hunting Ammunition ◽  
The Eu

Regulation (EU) 2021/57, banning the use of lead gunshot in wetland hunting, and adoption of the proposed European Union (EU) restriction on lead ammunition use by civilians in other types of hunting and target shooting, would complete the transition to non-lead ammunition use in the EU and ensure major compliance among hunters and shooters. The transition is possible since non-lead substitutes for all types of shotgun and rifle ammunition are produced already by leading European manufacturers. To ensure ammunition non-toxicity, EU standards are needed for lead substitutes to accompany both existing and potential future lead ammunition restrictions. Meat from wild game birds and mammals is a large and important commodity in the EU. Setting a maximum lead level in all marketed game meats under Regulation (EC) 1881/2006, aided by mandatory food labelling, would add extra health protection to human consumers. This regulatory step would help ensure that all wild game destined for retail markets were taken with non-lead ammunition, would complement existing and proposed European Commission restrictions on lead hunting ammunition and aid monitoring and enforcement. Increased public awareness of the risks posed by lead from ammunition to the health of humans, wildlife, and the environment, and especially their associated externalized costs to society, would promote and facilitate the passage of regulation to protect human and environmental health from toxic lead ammunition.

scholarly journals Performance of Lead-Free versus Lead-Based Hunting Ammunition in Ballistic Soap

PLoS ONE ◽  
2014 ◽  
Vol 9 (7) ◽  
pp. e102015 ◽  
Author(s):  
Felix Gremse ◽  
Oliver Krone ◽  
Mirko Thamm ◽  
Fabian Kiessling ◽  
René Hany Tolba ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Lead Free ◽  
Hunting Ammunition

Major lead exposure from hunting ammunition in eagles from Sweden

2021 ◽  
pp. 148799
Author(s):  
Björn Helander ◽  
Oliver Krone ◽  
Jannikke Räikkönen ◽  
Marcus Sundbom ◽  
Erik Ågren ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Lead Exposure ◽  
Hunting Ammunition

scholarly journals Lead pollution from hunting ammunition in Argentina and current state of lead shot replacement efforts

AMBIO ◽  
2019 ◽  
Vol 48 (9) ◽  
pp. 1015-1022 ◽  
Author(s):  
Marcela Uhart ◽  
Hebe del Valle Ferreyra ◽  
Marcelo Romano ◽  
Ayelén Muchiutti ◽  
Silvia Alzuagaray ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Lead Shot ◽  
Lead Pollution ◽  
Current State ◽  
Hunting Ammunition

Until It's a regulation It's not my fight: Complexities of a voluntary nonlead hunting ammunition program

2021 ◽  
Vol 277 ◽  
pp. 111438
Author(s):  
John H. Schulz ◽  
Sonja A. Wilhelm Stanis ◽  
Damon M. Hall ◽  
Elisabeth B. Webb
Keyword(s):  
Hunting Ammunition
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