Widening the problem of lead poisoning to a South-American top scavenger: Lead concentrations in feathers of wild Andean condors

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Lambertucci, Sergio Agustin; Donázar, José Antonio; Huertas, Antonio Delgado; Jiménez, Begoña; Sáez, Mónica; Sanchez Zapata, José Antonio; Hiraldo, Fernando
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2011
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Lead poisoning is not a new threat for wild birds, but it is now playing an important role in shaping raptor populations. Studies have been focused mainly on Europe, North-America, and Japan, but little is known about the situation in South-America. Lead is a serious threat for wildlife, especially for long-lived species. Nevertheless, no information is available for wild Andean condor (Vultur gryphus) populations. This species, which lives throughout the Andes Mountains, is endangered mainly in the north though it is having problems throughout its distribution. We evaluated lead exposure in the Andean condor by a non destructive method using feathers. We determined lead concentration from 152 feathers, collected in 15 communal roosts distributed throughout almost all condor?s range in Patagonia (ca. 1500 km north-south). We also looked for the origin of this lead through the analysis of lead isotope composition of feathers and ammunition. We present here the first reference data on lead concentration for a raptor population from Argentina. Lead concentrations were generally low, however, some individuals had concentrations several times above the overall mean (up to 21mg/g). Our results suggest that lead might come from a mix of two types of ammunition sources, one used for big game and another for hare hunting. Andean condors are at the top of the food chain, thus all the other medium-to-large sized scavengers and predators from this area can be also exposed to this threat. We highlight the need to change hunting policies in Argentina, and in other Southamerican countries, including the banning of lead ammunitions to protect carnivores consuming hunted animals.
Fil: Lambertucci, Sergio Agustin. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas. Centro Científico Tecnológico Conicet - Patagonia Norte. Instituto de Investigaciones en Biodiversidad y Medioambiente. Universidad Nacional del Comahue. Centro Regional Universidad Bariloche. Instituto de Investigaciones en Biodiversidad y Medioambiente; Argentina
Fil: Donázar, José Antonio. Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Científicas; España
Fil: Huertas, Antonio Delgado. Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Científicas; España
Fil: Jiménez, Begoña. Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Científicas; España
Fil: Sáez, Mónica. Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Científicas; España
Fil: Sanchez Zapata, José Antonio. Universidad de Miguel Hernández; España
Fil: Hiraldo, Fernando. Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Científicas; España
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spelling Widening the problem of lead poisoning to a South-American top scavenger: Lead concentrations in feathers of wild Andean condorsLambertucci, Sergio AgustinDonázar, José AntonioHuertas, Antonio DelgadoJiménez, BegoñaSáez, MónicaSanchez Zapata, José AntonioHiraldo, FernandoAMMUNITIONBULLETLEAD POISONINGSCAVENGERhttps://purl.org/becyt/ford/1.6https://purl.org/becyt/ford/1Lead poisoning is not a new threat for wild birds, but it is now playing an important role in shaping raptor populations. Studies have been focused mainly on Europe, North-America, and Japan, but little is known about the situation in South-America. Lead is a serious threat for wildlife, especially for long-lived species. Nevertheless, no information is available for wild Andean condor (Vultur gryphus) populations. This species, which lives throughout the Andes Mountains, is endangered mainly in the north though it is having problems throughout its distribution. We evaluated lead exposure in the Andean condor by a non destructive method using feathers. We determined lead concentration from 152 feathers, collected in 15 communal roosts distributed throughout almost all condor?s range in Patagonia (ca. 1500 km north-south). We also looked for the origin of this lead through the analysis of lead isotope composition of feathers and ammunition. We present here the first reference data on lead concentration for a raptor population from Argentina. Lead concentrations were generally low, however, some individuals had concentrations several times above the overall mean (up to 21mg/g). Our results suggest that lead might come from a mix of two types of ammunition sources, one used for big game and another for hare hunting. Andean condors are at the top of the food chain, thus all the other medium-to-large sized scavengers and predators from this area can be also exposed to this threat. We highlight the need to change hunting policies in Argentina, and in other Southamerican countries, including the banning of lead ammunitions to protect carnivores consuming hunted animals.Fil: Lambertucci, Sergio Agustin. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas. Centro Científico Tecnológico Conicet - Patagonia Norte. Instituto de Investigaciones en Biodiversidad y Medioambiente. Universidad Nacional del Comahue. Centro Regional Universidad Bariloche. Instituto de Investigaciones en Biodiversidad y Medioambiente; ArgentinaFil: Donázar, José Antonio. Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Científicas; EspañaFil: Huertas, Antonio Delgado. Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Científicas; EspañaFil: Jiménez, Begoña. Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Científicas; EspañaFil: Sáez, Mónica. Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Científicas; EspañaFil: Sanchez Zapata, José Antonio. Universidad de Miguel Hernández; EspañaFil: Hiraldo, Fernando. Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Científicas; EspañaElsevier2011-05info:eu-repo/semantics/articleinfo:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersionhttp://purl.org/coar/resource_type/c_6501info:ar-repo/semantics/articuloapplication/pdfapplication/pdfhttp://hdl.handle.net/11336/280169Lambertucci, Sergio Agustin; Donázar, José Antonio; Huertas, Antonio Delgado; Jiménez, Begoña; Sáez, Mónica; et al.; Widening the problem of lead poisoning to a South-American top scavenger: Lead concentrations in feathers of wild Andean condors; Elsevier; Biological Conservation; 144; 5; 5-2011; 1464-14710006-3207CONICET DigitalCONICETenginfo:eu-repo/semantics/altIdentifier/url/https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S0006320711000358info:eu-repo/semantics/altIdentifier/doi/10.1016/j.biocon.2011.01.015info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccesshttps://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/2.5/ar/reponame:CONICET Digital (CONICET)instname:Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas2026-02-26T10:30:38Zoai:ri.conicet.gov.ar:11336/280169instacron:CONICETInstitucionalhttp://ri.conicet.gov.ar/Organismo científico-tecnológicoNo correspondehttp://ri.conicet.gov.ar/oai/requestdasensio@conicet.gov.ar; lcarlino@conicet.gov.arArgentinaNo correspondeNo correspondeNo correspondeopendoar:34982026-02-26 10:30:38.953CONICET Digital (CONICET) - Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicasfalse
dc.title.none.fl_str_mv Widening the problem of lead poisoning to a South-American top scavenger: Lead concentrations in feathers of wild Andean condors
title Widening the problem of lead poisoning to a South-American top scavenger: Lead concentrations in feathers of wild Andean condors
spellingShingle Widening the problem of lead poisoning to a South-American top scavenger: Lead concentrations in feathers of wild Andean condors
Lambertucci, Sergio Agustin
AMMUNITION
BULLET
LEAD POISONING
SCAVENGER
title_short Widening the problem of lead poisoning to a South-American top scavenger: Lead concentrations in feathers of wild Andean condors
title_full Widening the problem of lead poisoning to a South-American top scavenger: Lead concentrations in feathers of wild Andean condors
title_fullStr Widening the problem of lead poisoning to a South-American top scavenger: Lead concentrations in feathers of wild Andean condors
title_full_unstemmed Widening the problem of lead poisoning to a South-American top scavenger: Lead concentrations in feathers of wild Andean condors
title_sort Widening the problem of lead poisoning to a South-American top scavenger: Lead concentrations in feathers of wild Andean condors
dc.creator.none.fl_str_mv Lambertucci, Sergio Agustin
Donázar, José Antonio
Huertas, Antonio Delgado
Jiménez, Begoña
Sáez, Mónica
Sanchez Zapata, José Antonio
Hiraldo, Fernando
author Lambertucci, Sergio Agustin
author_facet Lambertucci, Sergio Agustin
Donázar, José Antonio
Huertas, Antonio Delgado
Jiménez, Begoña
Sáez, Mónica
Sanchez Zapata, José Antonio
Hiraldo, Fernando
author_role author
author2 Donázar, José Antonio
Huertas, Antonio Delgado
Jiménez, Begoña
Sáez, Mónica
Sanchez Zapata, José Antonio
Hiraldo, Fernando
author2_role author
author
author
author
author
author
dc.subject.none.fl_str_mv AMMUNITION
BULLET
LEAD POISONING
SCAVENGER
topic AMMUNITION
BULLET
LEAD POISONING
SCAVENGER
purl_subject.fl_str_mv https://purl.org/becyt/ford/1.6
https://purl.org/becyt/ford/1
dc.description.none.fl_txt_mv Lead poisoning is not a new threat for wild birds, but it is now playing an important role in shaping raptor populations. Studies have been focused mainly on Europe, North-America, and Japan, but little is known about the situation in South-America. Lead is a serious threat for wildlife, especially for long-lived species. Nevertheless, no information is available for wild Andean condor (Vultur gryphus) populations. This species, which lives throughout the Andes Mountains, is endangered mainly in the north though it is having problems throughout its distribution. We evaluated lead exposure in the Andean condor by a non destructive method using feathers. We determined lead concentration from 152 feathers, collected in 15 communal roosts distributed throughout almost all condor?s range in Patagonia (ca. 1500 km north-south). We also looked for the origin of this lead through the analysis of lead isotope composition of feathers and ammunition. We present here the first reference data on lead concentration for a raptor population from Argentina. Lead concentrations were generally low, however, some individuals had concentrations several times above the overall mean (up to 21mg/g). Our results suggest that lead might come from a mix of two types of ammunition sources, one used for big game and another for hare hunting. Andean condors are at the top of the food chain, thus all the other medium-to-large sized scavengers and predators from this area can be also exposed to this threat. We highlight the need to change hunting policies in Argentina, and in other Southamerican countries, including the banning of lead ammunitions to protect carnivores consuming hunted animals.
Fil: Lambertucci, Sergio Agustin. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas. Centro Científico Tecnológico Conicet - Patagonia Norte. Instituto de Investigaciones en Biodiversidad y Medioambiente. Universidad Nacional del Comahue. Centro Regional Universidad Bariloche. Instituto de Investigaciones en Biodiversidad y Medioambiente; Argentina
Fil: Donázar, José Antonio. Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Científicas; España
Fil: Huertas, Antonio Delgado. Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Científicas; España
Fil: Jiménez, Begoña. Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Científicas; España
Fil: Sáez, Mónica. Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Científicas; España
Fil: Sanchez Zapata, José Antonio. Universidad de Miguel Hernández; España
Fil: Hiraldo, Fernando. Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Científicas; España
description Lead poisoning is not a new threat for wild birds, but it is now playing an important role in shaping raptor populations. Studies have been focused mainly on Europe, North-America, and Japan, but little is known about the situation in South-America. Lead is a serious threat for wildlife, especially for long-lived species. Nevertheless, no information is available for wild Andean condor (Vultur gryphus) populations. This species, which lives throughout the Andes Mountains, is endangered mainly in the north though it is having problems throughout its distribution. We evaluated lead exposure in the Andean condor by a non destructive method using feathers. We determined lead concentration from 152 feathers, collected in 15 communal roosts distributed throughout almost all condor?s range in Patagonia (ca. 1500 km north-south). We also looked for the origin of this lead through the analysis of lead isotope composition of feathers and ammunition. We present here the first reference data on lead concentration for a raptor population from Argentina. Lead concentrations were generally low, however, some individuals had concentrations several times above the overall mean (up to 21mg/g). Our results suggest that lead might come from a mix of two types of ammunition sources, one used for big game and another for hare hunting. Andean condors are at the top of the food chain, thus all the other medium-to-large sized scavengers and predators from this area can be also exposed to this threat. We highlight the need to change hunting policies in Argentina, and in other Southamerican countries, including the banning of lead ammunitions to protect carnivores consuming hunted animals.
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