Blackmore D K, Madié P, Bowling M C, Nutman A, Davies A S, McLeod W R, Taylor J, Degen M
Department of Veterinary Pathology and Public Health, Massey University, Palmerston North, New Zealand.
N Z Vet J. 1995 Aug;43(4):158-9. doi: 10.1080/00480169.1995.35878.
A 12-gauge shotgun, loaded with either a solid 28 g lead slug or buckshot consisting of nine individual lead pellets with a total mass of 28 g, was used to shoot the heads of one dead common dolphin (Delphinus delphis) and five dead long-finned pilot whales (Globicephala melaena) varying in length from 2.5 m to 5 m. The dolphin and the smallest pilot whale were shot with both projectiles from the dorsal surface of the head. The projectiles penetrated the head and dorsal surface of the skull, but not the base of the cranium. This site using buckshot was not effective in the larger animals. Two whales between 3 and 4 m in length were shot with buckshot through the lateral side of the head caudal to and above the eye, without penetration of the contralateral side of the head. It is concluded that shooting smaller cetaceans with a shotgun can be effective and safe. Further work is required to develop more suitable projectiles for cetaceans up to the size of mature pilot whales.
使用一支12号霰弹枪，装上一枚28克实心铅弹或由9颗总质量为28克的独立铅丸组成的散弹，对1只死亡的普通海豚（瓶鼻海豚）和5只死亡的长肢领航鲸（巨头鲸）的头部进行射击，这些动物体长从2.5米到5米不等。用两种弹药从海豚和最小的领航鲸头部背面向它们射击。弹药穿透了头部和颅骨的背面，但未穿透颅底。在较大的动物身上，使用散弹射击该部位并不有效。对2头体长在3至4米之间的鲸鱼，从头部眼睛后方和上方的侧面用散弹射击，头部对侧未被穿透。结论是，用霰弹枪射击较小的鲸类动物可能有效且安全。需要进一步开展工作，为体型达到成熟领航鲸大小的鲸类动物开发更合适的弹药。
