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Table S1:Proportion of birds shot with lead and other shot types according to region purchased, including, for information only, birds with
non-recent shot and birds containing no shot (as ‘oven ready’).
Government Office
Region
Recent shot Non-recent
shot
No
shot
Total purchased
Lead Bismuth Steel Tungsten
Total
%
lead
Lead Bismuth
East 9 6 1 16 56 1 8 25
East Midlands 11 2 13 85 1 14
North East 9 7 1 17 53 5 22
North West 15 3 18 83 1 7 26
South East 6 1 3 10 60 1 11 22
South West 9 9 100 1 4 14
West Midlands 11 11 100 3 14
Yorkshire & Humber 14 1 15 93 7 22
Total 84 16 8 1 109 77 3 1 46 159
Ruth Cromie, Julia Newth, Jonathan Reeves, Michelle O’Brien, Katie Beckmann & Martin Brown
Driven game shooting is big business in the UK and a perception of threat to this represents a barrier to transition to
non-toxic ammunition.
Photo Credit: Gail Johnson