Why do many pheasants released in the UK die, and how can we best reduce their natural mortality?

@IrishRainforest @peelersandsheep @therealbigjonno The number of pheasants and other game birds may be contributing to the high numbers of foxes and corvids that are wiping out ground-nesting birds https://t.co/bkJd33EGFZ

RT @DavidVidecette: Some interesting reading: https://t.co/7eu3W5aX39

Some interesting reading: https://t.co/7eu3W5aX39

@ulrik_gh Her er et par links. Den ene artikel gennemgår en række årsager til dårlig overlevelse hos opdrættede fasaner (med tips til hvordan man til en vis grad kan forbedre overlevelsen). I den er afsnittet "Starvation" relevant ifht føden https://t.co/3

@jailhouse59 I'll have a 👀... https://t.co/TDX9fSkbJe this one is interesting, I've scanned for a few mins, but it's a long read. Talks about the harvest rate, but not necessarily the food production rate from the harvest. Another article says a bird cost

@Jamie_Fergie @hughes1_graham @AdoptionsUk @ChrisGPackham @nationaltrust https://t.co/EGNv0ODScP

@RalphHobbs1 @wildrye1 Even the shooting industries stats are bad on this. I used to be agnostic on this, but the shooting industry hurts nature. It’s not debatable. https://t.co/PjUXD0uujH

@PhilipJMilton @Rascaluna @dawns05751 @CarlBovisNature @Natures_Voice https://t.co/MHCX63KThn Too many of these animals, too few of those, makes no sense from a scientific point of view. These creatures have evolved to live together unless human activity d

@m18wilts @lagopusscoticus @lizardschwartz @RobThomas14 @picapica1973 @SensableSteven @ProjectSplatter Read the Royal Soc pheasants paper, ridiculously high road mortality rate which can be fixed. Also https://t.co/8xGrH82ufP

@PheasantMr @AlfWebb @_BTO @BritishEcolSoc Huge losses from released birds https://t.co/e5yqL8AO1P

RT @pec_exeter: @ERC_Research @NERCBAF Death (the serious research) Most released pheasants die in <1 year We reviewed what kills them ht…

RT @pec_exeter: @ERC_Research @NERCBAF Death (the serious research) Most released pheasants die in <1 year We reviewed what kills them ht…

@ERC_Research @NERCBAF Death (the serious research) Most released pheasants die in <1 year We reviewed what kills them https://t.co/Fgg2DdlfzI and explored how rearing conditions can reduce mortality https://t.co/zH3b2JVWLH https://t.co/isMR6TDjln htt

@havanah1988 @FredaBrox https://t.co/qcFmGikY6Y

@voice_rural They are imported. https://t.co/rFQMl2U1Bk

Papers on predation on released birds https://t.co/pYKIei7uEE https://t.co/Fgg2DdlfzI https://t.co/uIWlat0Xul https://t.co/YtWQ0KVfT1 6/17

@NorthWayfarer Also https://t.co/yfJlJasZ03

It’s awful how many are killed on the roads here. 2 million pa! Often by me. 🥺 60% of birds (a ‘loss’ of £270m!) released are not ‘harvested’ (shot) Many are shot but end up wasted in landfill - have witnessed this myself. Justifiable? 🤔 https://t.co/gP

@GJDeane @Parrylutra @Windwatcher3 @Gameandwildlife This looks like an interesting paper too. https://t.co/Hkxoi49yNC

@HenPringle @matthew_porges @_BTO @karen_mustin @JAppliedEcology @GWCT And a link to our recent paper summarising patterns of mortality https://t.co/Fgg2DdlfzI

#DYK: Every year ~35M pheasants released for shooting in the UK, of which 21M birds do not end up at their intended fate: being shot. #foodwaste, & raises economic, environmental & ethical questions https://t.co/pF2XeHa0Ji

RT @IsItUpOrDown: @MartinHGames Interesting related reading: "Why do many pheasants released in the UK die, and how can we best reduce thei…

@MartinHGames Interesting related reading: "Why do many pheasants released in the UK die, and how can we best reduce their natural mortality?" Link: https://t.co/ZXWJxKarAJ

@OldDorset @Mashes_to_Ashes It’s not really hunting is it! Also what’s sustainable about releasing c35mil non native birds/year of which 60% aren’t shot (https://t.co/TC0CD5MJk2). Hunting can and should be sustainable just not pheasants.

@MarkAvery I wouldn't mind so much if the toffs were a better shot... 60% of them are missed and waddle off into the countryside. https://t.co/oOJmesuVVy

RT @IBIS_journal: Why do many pheasants released in the UK die, and how can we best reduce their natural mortality? https://t.co/vbrygFnOD6…

RT @IBIS_journal: Why do many pheasants released in the UK die, and how can we best reduce their natural mortality? https://t.co/vbrygFnOD6…

Why do many pheasants released in the UK die, and how can we best reduce their natural mortality? https://t.co/vbrygFnOD6 | European J Wildlife Research | #ornithology https://t.co/kD7erhxwah

@HenPringle @_BTO @peatysmoky Look forward to it. Assume aware of @pec_exeter's research https://t.co/ruiY7G8jLy @MarkAWhiteside #BOU18TC https://t.co/eHx9TE1Hie

Captive reared pheasants and the park: Why do so many pheasants released in the UK die and how can we best reduce natural mortality?...........please join the debate.....https://t.co/d2T189421y https://t.co/M8WqJ0iEXQ

This is worth a read. https://t.co/h0XhUxWOdL

BASC are also asking Lush to substantiate its assertion that “Most….pheasants die of starvation, road-accidents or are eaten by predators”. This claim seems to originate here: https://t.co/ZVCEcwGSvU ±60% of released birds starve, get run over, are pre

RT @pec_exeter: The original @ShootingTimes article and critique. A link to the #OA paper that the article was based on https://t.co/Fgg2D…

The original @ShootingTimes article and critique. A link to the #OA paper that the article was based on https://t.co/Fgg2DdlfzI https://t.co/NZgzK49xNU

RT @jw4926: @MilesKing10 @alicksimmons @ASPaton @DrHWeb @GethinJones123 @smartweird @GeorgeMonbiot @ChrisGPackham @MarkAvery @MarkCocker2 @…

RT @PaulDolman3: Use large-scale #CaptiveBreeding with caution: higher mortality, lower incubation success than wild birds. Farmed pheasant…

RT @PaulDolman3: Use large-scale #CaptiveBreeding with caution: higher mortality, lower incubation success than wild birds. Farmed pheasant…

RT @pec_exeter: One way to reduce number of pheasants released Our review suggests more natural rearing conditions produce pheasants more…

RT @pec_exeter: One way to reduce number of pheasants released Our review suggests more natural rearing conditions produce pheasants more…

RT @pec_exeter: One way to reduce number of pheasants released Our review suggests more natural rearing conditions produce pheasants more…

RT @PaulDolman3: Important open access review of UK #Pheasant releases: “Assuming annual release of 35 Million + return rate of 40% around…

RT @PaulDolman3: Important open access review of UK #Pheasant releases: “Assuming annual release of 35 Million + return rate of 40% around…

RT @pec_exeter: One way to reduce number of pheasants released Our review suggests more natural rearing conditions produce pheasants more…

RT @ToniShephard: With concern over antibiotic resistance, I can't believe this is allowed: "Antibiotic treatments are habitual in early li…

RT @pec_exeter: One way to reduce number of pheasants released Our review suggests more natural rearing conditions produce pheasants more…

RT @ToniShephard: With concern over antibiotic resistance, I can't believe this is allowed: "Antibiotic treatments are habitual in early li…

RT @ToniShephard: With concern over antibiotic resistance, I can't believe this is allowed: "Antibiotic treatments are habitual in early li…

RT @ToniShephard: With concern over antibiotic resistance, I can't believe this is allowed: "Antibiotic treatments are habitual in early li…

RT @ToniShephard: With concern over antibiotic resistance, I can't believe this is allowed: "Antibiotic treatments are habitual in early li…

RT @ToniShephard: With concern over antibiotic resistance, I can't believe this is allowed: "Antibiotic treatments are habitual in early li…

RT @ToniShephard: With concern over antibiotic resistance, I can't believe this is allowed: "Antibiotic treatments are habitual in early li…

RT @fatisourfriend: I had no idea: Each year, pheasants are artificially reared in captivity and released into the UK countryside for game…

RT @ToniShephard: With concern over antibiotic resistance, I can't believe this is allowed: "Antibiotic treatments are habitual in early li…

RT @ToniShephard: With concern over antibiotic resistance, I can't believe this is allowed: "Antibiotic treatments are habitual in early li…

RT @ToniShephard: With concern over antibiotic resistance, I can't believe this is allowed: "Antibiotic treatments are habitual in early li…

RT @ToniShephard: With concern over antibiotic resistance, I can't believe this is allowed: "Antibiotic treatments are habitual in early li…

Scandalous! Putting antibiotics In routine feed to animals (and birds) should be illegal. https://t.co/aU9E8HEtv1

RT @ToniShephard: With concern over antibiotic resistance, I can't believe this is allowed: "Antibiotic treatments are habitual in early li…

RT @ToniShephard: With concern over antibiotic resistance, I can't believe this is allowed: "Antibiotic treatments are habitual in early li…

RT @ToniShephard: With concern over antibiotic resistance, I can't believe this is allowed: "Antibiotic treatments are habitual in early li…

RT @ToniShephard: With concern over antibiotic resistance, I can't believe this is allowed: "Antibiotic treatments are habitual in early li…

RT @ToniShephard: With concern over antibiotic resistance, I can't believe this is allowed: "Antibiotic treatments are habitual in early li…

RT @ToniShephard: With concern over antibiotic resistance, I can't believe this is allowed: "Antibiotic treatments are habitual in early li…

With concern over antibiotic resistance, I can't believe this is allowed: "Antibiotic treatments are habitual in early life pheasant husbandry and commonly administered prophylactically" in >35 million birds who are released into wild! https://t.co/xDWt

RT @ShootingTimes: Keep a look out for our feature on this. Really interesting reading https://t.co/j5Ibpf0rhs

RT @ShootingTimes: Keep a look out for our feature on this. Really interesting reading https://t.co/j5Ibpf0rhs

RT @ShootingTimes: Keep a look out for our feature on this. Really interesting reading https://t.co/j5Ibpf0rhs

RT @ShootingTimes: Keep a look out for our feature on this. Really interesting reading https://t.co/j5Ibpf0rhs

RT @ShootingTimes: Keep a look out for our feature on this. Really interesting reading https://t.co/j5Ibpf0rhs

Keep a look out for our feature on this. Really interesting reading https://t.co/j5Ibpf0rhs

RT @PaulDolman3: Use large-scale #CaptiveBreeding with caution: higher mortality, lower incubation success than wild birds. Farmed pheasant…

RT @PaulDolman3: Important open access review of UK #Pheasant releases: “Assuming annual release of 35 Million + return rate of 40% around…

RT @PaulDolman3: Use large-scale #CaptiveBreeding with caution: higher mortality, lower incubation success than wild birds. Farmed pheasant…

Use large-scale #CaptiveBreeding with caution: higher mortality, lower incubation success than wild birds. Farmed pheasants expected, but similar in #Houbara see OA paper in @IBIS_journal https://t.co/Q3twag6EyJ, likely also Great Indian #Bustard GIB see h

RT @PaulDolman3: Important open access review of UK #Pheasant releases: “Assuming annual release of 35 Million + return rate of 40% around…

RT @PaulDolman3: Important open access review of UK #Pheasant releases: “Assuming annual release of 35 Million + return rate of 40% around…

RT @PaulDolman3: Important open access review of UK #Pheasant releases: “Assuming annual release of 35 Million + return rate of 40% around…

Important open access review of UK #Pheasant releases: “Assuming annual release of 35 Million + return rate of 40% around 21 million released pheasants” available to boost populations of foxes & generalist predators! Including in SPAs designated for gr

RT @pec_exeter: One way to reduce number of pheasants released Our review suggests more natural rearing conditions produce pheasants more…

Too many pheasants. What's the figures for RTAs caused by them I wonder...? Injuries, deaths (talking about people), insurance claims, etc. Anyone collected the data? @Zurich @MarkAvery https://t.co/sWP3R3PqIM

RT @pec_exeter: One way to reduce number of pheasants released Our review suggests more natural rearing conditions produce pheasants more…

RT @MarkAWhiteside: What happens to pheasants after they are released into the wild? See our review on this and the management strategies u…

RT @CLAChristopher: This is worth a read https://t.co/tAFccSxicC

RT @pec_exeter: One way to reduce number of pheasants released Our review suggests more natural rearing conditions produce pheasants more…

RT @pec_exeter: One way to reduce number of pheasants released Our review suggests more natural rearing conditions produce pheasants more…

RT @MarkAWhiteside: What happens to pheasants after they are released into the wild? See our review on this and the management strategies u…

RT @pec_exeter: Why are wild pheasants breeding so poorly in the UK in recent years? Complements our recent #OA review of why reared phea…

Why are wild pheasants breeding so poorly in the UK in recent years? Complements our recent #OA review of why reared pheasants suffer such high rates of natural mortality https://t.co/NWlc3MGQhJ https://t.co/54rVonNgjC

RT @pec_exeter: One way to reduce number of pheasants released Our review suggests more natural rearing conditions produce pheasants more…

RT @pec_exeter: @MarkAWhiteside @ecoevoenviro @PaulDolman3 @blackgull @PaddyCGalbraith @Gameandwildlife We welcome critiques, but please…

RT @pec_exeter: One way to reduce number of pheasants released Our review suggests more natural rearing conditions produce pheasants more…

RT @CLAChristopher: This is worth a read https://t.co/tAFccSxicC

RT @MarkAWhiteside: What happens to pheasants after they are released into the wild? See our review on this and the management strategies u…

This is worth a read https://t.co/tAFccSxicC

What happens to pheasants after they are released into the wild? See our review on this and the management strategies used to try to reduce pheasant mortality. @pec_exeter https://t.co/gz9P1DgWsO

RT @pec_exeter: One way to reduce number of pheasants released Our review suggests more natural rearing conditions produce pheasants more…

RT @pec_exeter: One way to reduce number of pheasants released Our review suggests more natural rearing conditions produce pheasants more…

RT @pec_exeter: @MarkAWhiteside @ecoevoenviro @PaulDolman3 @blackgull @PaddyCGalbraith @Gameandwildlife We welcome critiques, but please…

RT @pec_exeter: One way to reduce number of pheasants released Our review suggests more natural rearing conditions produce pheasants more…

@MarkAWhiteside @ecoevoenviro @PaulDolman3 @blackgull @PaddyCGalbraith @Gameandwildlife We welcome critiques, but please read the 'Important Caveats' section of the Discussion first. We made this paper #OpenAccess to ensure all can read the nuances htt