Science Matters
BASC monitors scientific journals, environmental, policy and political alerts for the results of studies of relevance to shooting and conservation. Below are links to a selection of papers published in April & May 2022. Please follow the instructions on the link below if you would like to subscribe to the BASC Live newsletter which contains our Science Matters update once a month.
Birds
- Assessing drivers of winter abundance change in Eurasian Curlews Numenius arquata in England and Wales
- Associations between abundances of free-roaming gamebirds and common buzzards Buteo buteo are not driven by consumption of gamebirds in the buzzard breeding season
- Incursion of H5N8 high pathogenicity avian influenza virus (HPAIV) into gamebirds in England
- Assessing the Likelihood of High Pathogenicity Avian Influenza Incursion Into the Gamebird Sector in Great Britain via Designated Hatcheries
- Mercury speciation in Scottish raptors reveals high proportions of inorganic mercury in Scottish golden eagles (Aquila chrysaetos): Potential occurrence of mercury selenide nanoparticles
- Do ditch-side electric fences improve the breeding productivity of ground-nesting waders?
Mammals
- Screening of wild deer populations for exposure to SARS-CoV-2 in the United Kingdom, 2020–2021
- Methodology matters when estimating deer abundance: a global systematic review and recommendations for improvements
- A genetic analysis of grey squirrel (Sciurus carolinensis) populations in Ireland.
- Genomic analysis reveals a polygenic architecture of antler morphology in wild red deer (Cervus elaphus)
- Research note: human behavior and effective chronic wasting disease management
Land Management
- The Great British Hedgerow Survey (download)
- Impact of woodland agri-environment management on woodland structure and target bird species
- Co-designing the environmental land management scheme in England: The why, who and how of engaging ‘harder to reach’ stakeholders
- Pathogen-mediated selection and management implications for white-tailed deer exposed to chronic wasting disease.
- Managing estuaries under a changing climate: A case study of the Humber Estuary, UK
Other topics
- Linking natural capital, benefits and beneficiaries: The role of participatory mapping and logic chains for community engagement.
- Implications for food safety of the size and location of fragments of lead shotgun pellets embedded in hunted carcasses of small game animals intended for human consumption – PREPRINT Not yet peer-reviewed.
- Fight or Flight? Understanding Different Stakeholder Responses to Conservation Conflicts
- Analysis of gunshot residues from nontoxic ammunition: a contribution to health and environmental analysis
- Incorporating citizen science to advance the Natural Capital approach
- Increasing the Awareness of Health Risks from Lead Contaminated Game Meat Among International and National Human Health Organizations
