Lead ammunition banned from EU wetlands – Financial Mirror
Using lead shot ammunition in wetlands is now illegal in all 27 EU countries, including Iceland, Norway, and Lichtenstein, but conservationists say monitoring must be tougher in Cyprus. The law comes into force Wednesday following a 2-year “grace” period given to the EU countries to prepare for the change. With this law in place, the lives of the estimated 1 million waterbirds that currently die of lead poisoning in the EU every year will be saved, and the perpetuation of extreme poisoning of wetland wildlife will end. The ban will also decrease the secondary poisoning of raptors and scavengers, regularly