The Incidence of Embedded Shot in Waterfowl in Atlantic Canada and Hudson Strait

The Incidence of Embedded Shot in Waterfowl in Atlantic Canada and Hudson Strait

From 1989-1998, in Canada’s Atlantic Provinces and eastern sub-arctic region, migrant Canada Geese (Branta canadensis), wintering American Black Duck (Anas rubripes), Mallard (A. platyrhynchos) and incubating Common Eider (Somateria mollissima) were captured and examined with a fluoroscope to determ...

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Veröffentlicht in:Waterbirds (De Leon Springs, Fla.) Fla.), 2004-03, Vol.27 (1), p.41-45
Hauptverfasser: Hicklin, Peter W, Barrow, W. R
Format: Artikel
Sprache:eng
Schlagworte:
Anas platyrhynchos
Anas rubripes
Atlantic Canada
Aviculture
Bird nesting
Branta canadensis
Breeding
Ducks
eider
Embedded shot
Female animals
Fowling
Geese
hunting
injury
Somateria mollissima
sub-arctic
Waterfowl
Wildlife
Wildlife management
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Zusammenfassung:From 1989-1998, in Canada’s Atlantic Provinces and eastern sub-arctic region, migrant Canada Geese (Branta canadensis), wintering American Black Duck (Anas rubripes), Mallard (A. platyrhynchos) and incubating Common Eider (Somateria mollissima) were captured and examined with a fluoroscope to determine if shotgun pellets were embedded in their tissues. Of 1,624 birds examined, 25% carried embedded shotgun pellets. The highest proportion of birds carrying pellets was recorded in the sample of female Common Eider captured on nests in Labrador, followed by female eiders nesting in Newfoundland, Quebec and Nova Scotia and migrant Canada Geese in spring in Prince Edward Island.
ISSN:1524-4695
1938-5390
DOI:10.1675/1524-4695(2004)027[0041:TIOESI]2.0.CO;2