2016
DOI: 10.7589/2015-02-050
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Shot Ingestion by Wintering Female Northern Pintails (Anas acuta) in the Texas Coastal Plain, 2012–14

Abstract: Historically, lead poisoning through lead shot ingestion was one of the largest health issues affecting waterfowl in North America. Lead shot was banned for use in waterfowl hunting in the US in 1991 and was banned in Canada in 1997. However, biologists need to understand how, and if, lead shot remaining in the environment will continue to impact waterfowl. Our goal was to estimate lead and nontoxic shot consumption by female Northern Pintails (Anas acuta) wintering along the Texas coast. We found shot or meta… Show more

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“…The Gulf Coast of Louisiana and Texas has a long tradition of waterfowl hunting, and this region also supports millions of migratory waterfowl annually (Chabreck et al 1989;Hobaugh et al 1989). Huck et al (2016) detected shotshell pellets (lead or nontoxic) or metal fragments in gizzards of 39 (17%) of 227 northern pintails Anas acuta collected along the Texas coast. Seven (3%) of these contained lead pellets, although they could not determine the source of ingested pellets because of the mobile behavior of the species.…”
Section: Introductionmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…The Gulf Coast of Louisiana and Texas has a long tradition of waterfowl hunting, and this region also supports millions of migratory waterfowl annually (Chabreck et al 1989;Hobaugh et al 1989). Huck et al (2016) detected shotshell pellets (lead or nontoxic) or metal fragments in gizzards of 39 (17%) of 227 northern pintails Anas acuta collected along the Texas coast. Seven (3%) of these contained lead pellets, although they could not determine the source of ingested pellets because of the mobile behavior of the species.…”
Section: Introductionmentioning
confidence: 99%