Lead is poison for birds, biodiversity and people.
Lead-based hunting pollutes our environment and endangers animals and people. It needs to be banned. Banning lead shot in wetlands doesn’t mean banning hunting: safer alternatives to lead shot are available to hunters. The point of banning lead shot is to create a safer, healthier and more sustainable environment for everyone, hunters included.
On the 3rd of September, a European Commission committee put forward a proposal to ban lead shot in wetlands. On the 29th of October, the European Parliament will vote on this proposal.
#Banlead: support the EU Green Deal and European citizens’ demand to protect environmental and human health.
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Stichting BirdLife Europe gratefully acknowledges financial support from the European Commission. All content and opinions expressed on these pages are solely those of Stichting BirdLife Europe. The European Commission is not responsible for any use that may be made of the information it contains.