Economic assessment of wild bird mortality induced by the use of lead gunshot in European wetlands

Andreotti, Alessandro; Gubertì, Vittorio; Nardelli, Riccardo; Pirrello, Simone; Serra, Lorenzo; Volponi, Stefano; Green, Rhys E.

doi:10.1016/j.scitotenv.2017.06.085

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“…Finally, some birds with lead ammunition shot into their bodies are not killed by it immediately, but their subsequent welfare and survival may be adversely affected. In addition to the wildlife killed directly by lead poisoning, several times more animals suffer welfare effects from sublethal poisoning (Andreotti et al 2018) and may have increased susceptibility to other diseases or accidents (Kelly and Kelly 2005; Ecke et al 2017).…”

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“…(i) Wildfowl For 16 of species of wildfowl for which sufficient information was available, Andreotti et al (2018) estimated that about 700 000 individuals die from acute lead poisoning annually in the EU (6.1% of the wintering population) and one million across Europe (7.0%). Three times more birds were estimated to suffer sublethal effects.…”

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“…(ii) Hunting for sport or food Game species of wetland and terrestrial birds provide leisure hunting opportunities and harvest opportunities for meat or for feathers. Andreotti et al (2018) estimated the annual cost of the opportunities lost for hunting caused by mortality in the 16 wildfowl species to be €129 million in the EU and €185 million across Europe. In the 2017/18 season, about 38% of pheasants and red-legged partridges released in the UK were shot and the average income per bird shot was c. £36 (€42.5—Savills 2017).…”

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“…AMEC 2012), there have been only a few incomplete attempts at quantifying the costs of continued use of lead ammunition (e.g. Andreotti et al 2018). Hence, the net costs/benefits of restriction remain uncertain.…”

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Wildlife, human and environmental costs of using lead ammunition: An economic review and analysis

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A proposed European Union (EU)-wide restriction on the use of lead gunshot for shooting in and over wetlands estimated that the societal benefits of a restriction outweighed costs, despite few identified benefits being quantified economically. A subsequent Annex XV Investigation Report on the evidence of impacts of lead ammunition in terrestrial environments concluded that additional measures to control its use are warranted, although to date this has not been further evaluated. To help inform this process, we review the literature and undertake new analyses to estimate the costs of continued use of lead ammunition associated with impacts on wildlife, people and the environment. We estimate minimum annual direct costs across the EU and Europe of c. €383 million–€960 million and €444 million–€1.3 thousand million respectively. The value that society places on being able to avoid these losses, estimated using a ‘willingness to pay’ approach, was c. €2.2 thousand million for wildfowl alone. Our estimated costs of the continued use of lead ammunition across the EU appear to be considerably greater than the likely costs of switching to non‐toxic alternative ammunition types, although these have not been formally estimated in full.

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Section: Assessment Of Costs Associated With the Use Of Lead-based Ammentioning

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“…De los datos recopilados en la revisión de (Tablas 3a, 3b) y según los cálculos citados en dicho trabajo, alrededor de 975.115 aves acuáticas podrían morir por intoxicación con plomo en Europa durante el inverno desde noviembre hasta febrero para una población total de 11.228.700 de 17 especies (Tabla 4). En un estudio más reciente, Andreotti et al (2017) estimaron que alrededor de unos 700.000 individuos de 16 especies de aves acuáticas pueden morir cada año por plumbismo en la Unión Europea (UE) y un millón en toda Europa.…”

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La contaminación por munición de plomo en Europa: el plumbismo aviar y las implicaciones en la seguridad de la carne de caza

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Global offtake of wild animals from wetlands: critical issues for fish and birds

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The global offtake of wild animals is valued at US$400 billion annually and supports the livelihoods of 15% of the global population. Wetlands are amongst the most important ecosystems globally, but offtake may represent a substantial pressure. This study assessed the availability of information and evaluated the offtake of wild animals from wetlands by focussing on fish and waterbirds. A literature search identified 2726 studies on wetland offtake. Scoping of these resulted in 82 studies that contained quantitative information on fish or waterbird offtake. 2Fishing offtake statistics for inland waters are collated nationally by some governments, but other sources of information are few. Reporting of fish offtake for species or across scales was constrained by insufficient detail, even in relatively well-documented countries such as Bangladesh. Although government hunting statistics from Europe and North America were available, there was little waterbird data from less economically developed countries. The case of Canada indicated that the species richness and composition of waterbirds taken varied between indigenous subsistence and recreational hunting communities. Hidden (unquantified) offtake, of both fish and waterbirds, hinders obtaining precise data for offtake, which may threaten the conservation of species and the sustainability of wetland ecosystems.

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Economic assessment of wild bird mortality induced by the use of lead gunshot in European wetlands

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Wildlife, human and environmental costs of using lead ammunition: An economic review and analysis

Wildlife, human and environmental costs of using lead ammunition: An economic review and analysis

La contaminación por munición de plomo en Europa: el plumbismo aviar y las implicaciones en la seguridad de la carne de caza

Global offtake of wild animals from wetlands: critical issues for fish and birds

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