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Titre :	The tide is turning for lead ammunition (2020)
Auteurs :	Deborah Pain, Auteur ; John Swift, Auteur ; Rhys Green, Auteur ; Ruth Cromie, Auteur
Type de document :	Article
Dans :	British Birds (113(2) February, 2020)
Article en page(s) :	110-118
Résumé :	Birds are poisoned by lead from ammunition, for example when waterbirds and terrestrial gamebirds ingest gunshot mistakenly for grit or food, or when scavenging and predatory birds ingest fragments of lead from gunshot or bullets in the flesh of their prey. In recent decades, awareness has grown that these risks extend to people who frequently eat game shot with lead ammunition, or are particularly vulnerable to the effects of lead, such as children and pregnant women. Despite global scientific consensus on the risks from lead ammunition, and the widespread availability of non-toxic alternatives, transition away from lead has been slow. However, there has been considerable progress in recent years and some shooting stakeholders have switched (or are switching) to the use of non lead ammunition. In the UK, these changes are happening despite a conspicuous absence of political and regulatory action in the face of increasing evidence of the risks to wildlife and people. Government action is essential and urgently needed to remove the threat of lead poisoning to birds in the UK, and to remove this source of dietary lead contamination for humans.

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