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In June 2012 the Game & Wildlife Conservation Trust Fisheries department was successful in its €2.5 million Interreg IVA channel programme funding application to the EU. The project is called MorFish (Monitoring For Migratory Fish) and involves working in partnership with the Institut Nationa...
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The Allerton Project’s aims are to research the effects of different farming methods on wildlife and the environment, and to share the results of this research through educational activities.
The Allerton Project has been working to this end for the past 25 years. Fields For the Future records th...
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Trends in brown hare numbers
Gamekeeping and brown hare numbers
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Contents
Effects of lead on wildlife
Effects of lead on human health
Background reading
Further reading: Wildfowl and lead ammunition
Last updated: 19 February 2020
Effects of lead on wildlife
Can lead be dangerous to wildlife?Yes. When any bird or mammal ingests spent lead ammunition by mistak...
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Research into birds has been carried out by the Trust sinces its inception in the 1930s. This research has helped find the causes of declines of many of Britain's bird species and further work is finding how to halt or reverse these declines. Below you can find out the extensive range of research...
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Why is lead ammunition under scrutiny?Lead ammunition is now the main source of human lead emissions to soil1 and the environment2 and has been linked to risks to wildlife and human health3,4. Each of these aspects is considered in more detail below.
Is legislation for use of lead ammunition the...
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Photo credit: Laurie Campbell
The Game & Wildlife Conservation Trust recognises the importance of muirburn as a land management and conservation tool and has now launched a new Muirburn Advisory Service to support estates in developing and monitoring simple, user-friendly muirburn plans...
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The Langholm Moor Demonstration Project, one of the most important projects in the British uplands, has published its seven-year review which outlines what progress this unique 10-year project has made to date against its key targets.
The number of nesting hen harriers exceeded the project target...
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Following additional training last autumn, 60 estates are now involved, with over 80 survey sites set up, more than 300 transects and 100 keepers equipped to count.
We’ve received 40 separate counts, up from 30 at the same point last year. The surveys include two counts from sites that are not ac...
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Contents
Introduction
Why is lead dangerous to wildfowl?
What is the effect of lead on wildfowl?
How quickly does lead poisoning happen?
Why are wildfowl susceptible to the harmful effects of lead?
Are some species more at risk?
How big is the problem?
Where dead birds are found, what signs of l...
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