• Lead shot and waterfowl
    A press release from the Wildfowl & Wetlands Trust caught my eye the other day. According to a study 70% of ducks bought from English suppliers had been killed illegally with guns firing lead shot...
  • Voluntary UK initiatives to phase out toxic lead shot for pheasant hunting have had little impact
    Three years into a five-year pledge to completely phase out lead shot in UK game hunting, a Cambridge-led study finds that 94% of pheasants on sale for human consumption were killed using lead. Today...
  • European birds of prey populations suppressed by lead poisoning
    Poisoning caused by preying on or scavenging animals shot by hunters using lead ammunition has left the populations of many raptors – or birds of prey – far smaller than they should be, according to the...
  • Pheasant meat sold for food found to contain many tiny shards of toxic lead
    A new paper published today , led by the University of Cambridge, warns of lead risk from contaminated carcasses. Eating pheasant killed using lead shot is likely to expose consumers to raised levels...
  • The fight against forest-destroying biofuels – hope at last?
    By Archie Davies, Head of European Policy Campaigns Today we have seen progress on an issue that affects wildlife across the globe – biofuels. The link between wildlife and biofuels might not be an...