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Journal article
Managing macropods without poisoning ecosystems
Ecological management & restoration, Vol.23(2), pp.153-157
2022
Abstract
A recent review of the management of hyperabundant macropods in Australia proposed that expanded professional shooting is likely to lead to better biodiversity and animal welfare outcomes. While the tenets of this general argument are sound, it overlooks one important issue for biodiversity and animal health and welfare: reliance on toxic lead-based ammunition. Lead poisoning poses a major threat to Australia's wildlife scavengers. Current proposals to expand professional macropod shooting would see tonnes of an extremely toxic and persistent heavy metal continue to be introduced into Australian environments. This contrasts with trends in many other countries, where lead ammunition is, through legislation or voluntary programs, being phased out. Fortunately, there are alternatives to lead ammunition that could be investigated and adopted for improved macropod management. A transition to lead-free ammunition would allow the broad environmental and animal welfare goals desired from macropod management to be pursued without secondarily and unintentionally poisoning scavengers. Through this article, we hope to increase awareness of this issue and encourage discussion of this potential change.
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- Title
- Managing macropods without poisoning ecosystems
- Authors/Creators
- Jordan O. Hampton - The University of MelbourneJames M. Pay - University of TasmaniaTodd E. Katzner - US Geol Survey, Forest & Rangeland Ecosyst Sci Ctr, 230 N Collins Rd, Boise, ID 83702 USAJon M. Arnemo - Inland Norway Univ Appl Sci, Dept Forestry & Wildlife Management, NO-2480 Koppang, NorwayMark A. Pokras - Tufts UniversityEric Buenz - Nelson Marlborough Institute of TechnologyNiels Kanstrup - Aarhus Univ, Dept Ecosci, Grenavej 14, DK-8410 Ronde, DenmarkVernon G. Thomas - University of GuelphMarcela Uhart - Supreme Council Of HealthSergio A. Lambertucci - College Station Medical CenterOliver Krone - Leibniz Inst Zoo & Wildlife Res, Dept Wildlife Dis, Parasitol & Toxicol, Alfred Kowalke Str 17, D-10315 Berlin, GermanyNavinder J. Singh - Swedish Univ Agr Sci, Dept Wildlife Fish & Environm Studies, SE-90183 Umea, SwedenVinny Naidoo - University of PretoriaMayumi Ishizuka - Hokkaido UniversityKeisuke Saito - Hokuto (Japan)Bjorn Helander - Swedish Museum Nat Hist, Environm Res & Monitoring, Box 50007, SE-10405 Stockholm, SwedenRhys E. Green - University of Cambridge
- Publication Details
- Ecological management & restoration, Vol.23(2), pp.153-157
- Publisher
- Wiley
- Number of pages
- 5
- Identifiers
- 991005580003407891
- Copyright
- © 2022 The Authors
- Murdoch Affiliation
- Centre for Terrestrial Ecosystem Science and Sustainability; School of Veterinary Medicine
- Language
- English
- Resource Type
- Journal article
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