Abstract European wild rabbit ( Oryctolagus cuniculus ) and red-legged partridge Alectoris rufa are main small game species of conservation concern in Mediterranean ecosystems. To date, their presence boar’s Sus scrofa diet factors driving consumption have been little investigated. A genetic metabarcoding approach was used on 80 boar faeces collected from four hunting estates devoted to during ...

Introduction: Phasianidae is a non-migratory group of birds belonged to partridges family. One of the well-known species of partridge is Alectoris chukar, which is a medium-sized bird, larger than quails and smaller than pheasants. They are native to Asia, Africa, Europe and the Middle East and belong to the category of gallinaceous birds. Understanding the physiology and immunology of the lymp...

One-hundred twenty-three gizzards from upland game birds (chukar, Alectoris chukar; and common pheasant, Phasianus colchicus) harvested by hunters in southern Ontario, Canada, were examined for lead pellet ingestion by manual examination of gizzard contents and by radiography. Lead pellets were found to be ingested by chukars (6/76; 8%) and the common pheasant (16/47; 34%). Further, 13% (17/129...