Investigation into the illegal killing of a tagged Eurasian Curlew
On 9 August 2020, one of 10 tagged Eurasian curlews we tracked with GPS died on Ile Madame, France, and we managed to collect the corpse for further analyses. Our investigation proved that the bird was shot, as x-ray imagery revealed a single lead ball under the bill skin, while the bill had been re...
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ftdoajarticles:oai:doaj.org/article:31614e2c023b4452960b4d4298b87364 2023-05-15T16:08:30+02:00 Investigation into the illegal killing of a tagged Eurasian Curlew Frédéric Jiguet Dylan Duby Aude Bourgeois Frédéric Robin Pierre Rousseau Griet Nijs Jérôme Fuchs Romain Lorrillière Pierrick Bocher 2021-11-01T00:00:00Z https://doi.org/10.1016/j.fsiae.2021.100005 https://doaj.org/article/31614e2c023b4452960b4d4298b87364 EN eng Elsevier http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2666937421000044 https://doaj.org/toc/2666-9374 2666-9374 doi:10.1016/j.fsiae.2021.100005 https://doaj.org/article/31614e2c023b4452960b4d4298b87364 Forensic Science International: Animals and Environments, Vol 1, Iss , Pp 100005- (2021) Endangered species GPS tracking Hunting action Numenius arquata Poaching X-ray imagery Ecology QH540-549.5 Veterinary medicine SF600-1100 article 2021 ftdoajarticles https://doi.org/10.1016/j.fsiae.2021.100005 2022-12-31T05:45:59Z On 9 August 2020, one of 10 tagged Eurasian curlews we tracked with GPS died on Ile Madame, France, and we managed to collect the corpse for further analyses. Our investigation proved that the bird was shot, as x-ray imagery revealed a single lead ball under the bill skin, while the bill had been recently broken. The study of the GPS tracks during the last days and hours of the bird’s life indicated a normal foraging activity during the previous night. The bird moved to the high tide roosting bank of Ile Madame during the night, and was shot to death at sunrise. Directed intentionally or not towards the curlew, the shot was the cause of the death. The Eurasian Curlew is endangered to extinction, and as such is not huntable anymore across Europe. With an adult survival estimated at 92 %, any additional adult mortality can have a noticeable impact on population dynamics, hence on extinction risk. For the sample of 10 adult curlews we tagged, this single additional mortality by illegal shooting theoretically doubles the annual mortality rate. The tagged individual belonged to the small threatened Belgian breeding population estimated to count 170–230 breeding pairs. Article in Journal/Newspaper Eurasian Curlew Numenius arquata Directory of Open Access Journals: DOAJ Articles Forensic Science International: Animals and Environments 1 100005 |
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On 9 August 2020, one of 10 tagged Eurasian curlews we tracked with GPS died on Ile Madame, France, and we managed to collect the corpse for further analyses. Our investigation proved that the bird was shot, as x-ray imagery revealed a single lead ball under the bill skin, while the bill had been recently broken. The study of the GPS tracks during the last days and hours of the bird’s life indicated a normal foraging activity during the previous night. The bird moved to the high tide roosting bank of Ile Madame during the night, and was shot to death at sunrise. Directed intentionally or not towards the curlew, the shot was the cause of the death. The Eurasian Curlew is endangered to extinction, and as such is not huntable anymore across Europe. With an adult survival estimated at 92 %, any additional adult mortality can have a noticeable impact on population dynamics, hence on extinction risk. For the sample of 10 adult curlews we tagged, this single additional mortality by illegal shooting theoretically doubles the annual mortality rate. The tagged individual belonged to the small threatened Belgian breeding population estimated to count 170–230 breeding pairs. |
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Frédéric Jiguet Dylan Duby Aude Bourgeois Frédéric Robin Pierre Rousseau Griet Nijs Jérôme Fuchs Romain Lorrillière Pierrick Bocher |
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Investigation into the illegal killing of a tagged Eurasian Curlew |
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