Tag: Lead Poisoning
Banning lead ammunition in Portugal: Conference organised by the LIFE Aegypius Return project partners at the largest hunting fair in the country
Since February 2023, national authorities all over Europe have been working on …
EU bans the use of lead ammunition in wetlands
From 15 February 2023 onwards, the use of lead ammunition became illegal …
Our consultation response to ECHA towards restricting the use of lead ammunition for the sake of vultures, nature and people!
Last week, the VCF has submitted a consultation response on the Annex …
Lead ammunition is a problem for eagles and vultures
The use of lead ammunition in hunting activities poses a severe threat …
Second proven case of fatal lead poisoning for a Griffon Vulture in Bulgaria
For the second time ever in Bulgaria, the Green Balkans proved that …
Portuguese Griffon Vulture returned to nature after surviving illegal shooting and lead poisoning!
A juvenile Griffon Vulture found weak in Portugal experienced a troubling incident …
Research review: Study demonstrates the high risk of lead poisoning in birds of prey, especially Griffon Vultures, in Spain
A recently published research article used active and passive monitoring methods to assess sublethal …
Critical EU vote this Thursday to ban lead shot in wetlands – and that matters to vultures too!
Lead shot and ammunition used in hunting activities pollute the environment and …
Research review: New study demonstrates prevalence of high lead contamination among raptors, especially scavengers, in Europe
A meta-analysis of published research from across Europe has demonstrated that obligate (vultures) …
Prevent poisoning: leave lead ammunition to history
Lead ammunition used in hunting activities presents a risk to vultures, other …
How the LIFE GYPCONNECT project is working to limit the use of lead ammunition
In addition to sports shooting and fishing activities, hunting alone disperses 8,000 …
Providing lead-free ammunition to tackle lead poisoning in Croatia
Lead ammunition used in hunting activities brings vultures and other wildlife at …
California has done it for their condors – Can Europe follow suit and ban lead ammunition for our vultures too?
Lead ammunition used in hunting activities brings vultures at risk. In California, …
First recorded fatality from lead poisoning for Griffon Vulture in Bulgaria
At the end of April, a mature Griffon Vulture marked with a GPS transmitter …
New research review reveals the extent of lead contamination in wild vultures.
A newly published article in the journal Science of the Total Environment …
New research article reveals harmful exposure to lead in four avian scavengers in Switzerland
(C) Hansruedi Weyrich A new research article published in the Archives of …
Lead ammunition banned from Maestrazgo – significant breakthrough in our most recent bearded vulture reintroduction project
The Generalitat Valenciana, the government for the Spanish autonomous region of Valencia, …