A quantitative assessment of the release of farm-reared red-legged partridges (Alectoris rufa) for shooting in central Spain

Caro, Jesús; Delibes‐Mateos, Miguel; Vicente, Joaquı́n; Arroyo, Beatriz

doi:10.1007/s10344-014-0861-9

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“…Millions of game birds are reared and released for shooting across Europe (Caro, Delibes-Mateos, Vicente, & Arroyo, 2014;PACEC, 2014). Concerns have been expressed that this activity may affect non-target species through herbivory by high densities of birds, the spread of diseases and parasites, increased competition for resources, indirect effects via generalist predators, and through potentially lowering investment in habitat management or protection (Draycott, Parish, Woodburn, & Carroll, 2000;Diaz-Fernandez, Vinuela, & Arroyo, 2012;Diaz-Sanchez et al, 2012;Lees et al, 2013;Villanua, Casas, Vinuela, Gortazar, & Morales, 2007).…”

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Consequences of game bird management for non‐game species in Europe

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Journal of Applied Ecology

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Game bird management has the potential to benefit conservation, as management practices specifically targeted at reducing the factors limiting game populations may have positive effects on non‐game species. However, such management may also have costs to species. We review the literature that examines the effect of different forms of game bird management on non‐target species in Europe, including habitat management, predator control, parasite control, provision of water and food and rear and release. We focus on Europe, where these forms of management are common and sometimes intensive. We identified 35 studies, which recorded 122 individual significant effects. Most studies (80%) focussed on the effects of habitat management and predator control, and >90% were carried out in the UK. 63% of the 122 significant effects on non‐game species were positive. Overall, 85% of the effects of habitat management in agricultural habitats were positive, while in non‐agricultural habitats 65% of effects were negative. Effects of rear and release were mixed (8 positive and 7 negative). Legal predator control was almost always positive (96% of effects), or benign, whereas illegal predator control was always negative (8 effects). This continues to be a major cost to conservation. No studies examined the effects of parasite control on non‐target wildlife. Three of four significant effects of supplementary feeding were negative. More studies are needed on the impacts of game bird management on non‐game species, and particularly of rear and release, the provision of supplementary food and water, and parasite control. We also found few experimental studies examining the specific effects of management for shooting of game birds, and very few studies overall outside the UK. Future studies should aim to fill these gaps. Synthesis and applications. The management of game bird populations for shooting is widespread across Europe. Our study shows that effects of such management practices vary between different non‐target species. There is a need to understand these trade‐offs, find effective strategies to limit the damaging aspects of game bird management and work to enhance the benefits for the conservation of biodiversity.

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Consequences of game bird management for non‐game species in Europe

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Arroyo

Beja

et al. 2018

Journal of Applied Ecology

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“…Hunting in Spain has experienced significant changes in recent years in relation to laws, game management, the number of hunters and the dynamics of game species populations (Blanco-Aguiar et al 2004;Martínez-Abraín et al 2013;Caro et al 2014).…”

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Exploring the views on hunting of Spanish hunters: effect of age and public vs. anonymous opinions

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We explored the views held by Spanish hunters on hunting, and assessed how these views varied according to participant characteristics and whether or not the responses were made public via a hunter´s magazine. Hunters expressed many positive values in relation to hunting, but were critical of their own community as well as other stakeholders. Spanish hunters felt misunderstood and even attacked by society at large. There was also a widespread negative perception of the future of hunting. The frequency of references to different opinions varied between anonymous and public respondents and in relation to age group. Participants who expressed their opinions publicly mentioned the ecological values of hunting more frequently, were more critical towards their own community and viewed the future of hunting more positively than anonymous participants. This may indicate an intended projected positive image, namely, Spanish hunters may publicly emphasize those views that improve their position in society.

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“…Si bien no existen cifras precisas, estas granjas liberan al medio a varios millones de ejemplares anualmente (Sánchez García-Abad et al 2009). Por ejemplo, casi 1 300 000 perdices de granja se liberan legalmente sólo en la provincia de Ciudad Real cada año (periodo 2009-2011) (Caro et al 2012). En cuanto a los lagomorfos, se estima que existen en España unas 114 granjas cinegéticas de conejo de monte que producen cada año entre 225 000 y 265 000 conejos para repoblación (Sánchez-García et al 2012).…”

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