Kanstrup Niels, Thomas Vernon G, Krone Oliver, Gremse Carl
Danish Academy of Hunting, Skrejrupvej 31, 8410, Rønde, Denmark.
Department of Integrative Biology, College of Biological Science, University of Guelph, Guelph, ON, N1G 2W1, Canada.
Ambio. 2016 Sep;45(5):621-8. doi: 10.1007/s13280-016-0780-y. Epub 2016 Apr 4.
The issue of Denmark regulating use of lead-free rifle ammunition because of potential risks of lead exposure in wildlife and humans was examined from a scientific and objective policy perspective. The consequences of adopting or rejecting such regulation were identified. Denmark is obliged to examine this topic because of its national policy on lead reduction, its being a Party to the UN Bonn Convention on Migratory Species, and its role in protecting White-tailed Sea Eagles (Haliaeetus albicilla), a species prone to lead poisoning from lead ingestion. Lead-free bullets suited for deer hunting are available at comparable cost to lead bullets, and have been demonstrated to be as effective. National adoption of lead-free bullets would complete the Danish transition to lead-free ammunition use. It would reduce the risk of lead exposure to scavenging wildlife, and humans who might eat lead-contaminated wild game meat. Opposition from hunting organizations would be expected.
从科学和客观的政策角度审视了丹麦因野生动物和人类存在铅暴露的潜在风险而对无铅步枪弹药使用进行监管的问题。确定了采纳或拒绝此类监管的后果。丹麦有义务审查这一主题,原因在于其国家的铅减排政策、作为《联合国保护野生动物移栖物种公约》缔约国的身份,以及在保护白尾海雕(Haliaeetus albicilla)方面所发挥的作用,白尾海雕是一种容易因摄入铅而中毒的物种。适用于猎鹿的无铅子弹价格与铅子弹相当,并且已被证明同样有效。丹麦全国采用无铅子弹将完成向无铅弹药使用的转变。这将降低野生动物觅食时接触铅的风险,以及可能食用受铅污染的野生动物肉的人类接触铅的风险。预计会遭到狩猎组织的反对。