Table 1 Field data, calibre, number and location of shots, wind speed at time for euthanisation and pathological findings in euthanised grey seals ( Halichoerus grypus )
V-Nr | Date E. | Sex | Weight | Calibre | # shots | Pathological findings | Wind |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
826/07 | June 22 | M | 162 kg | .22 WM | 2 | 1: Through mandible - NL | 12 m/s |
2: Single fracture base skull - L | |||||||
918/07 | July 6 | M | 123 kg | .22 WM | 1 | Fracture mandible, fracture base skull, intracranial haemorrhages - L | 10 m/s |
939/07 | July 10 | M | 164 kg | .22 WM | 2 | 1: Through nose and ethmoidal bone – NL | 5 m/s |
2: Through right eye and front lobe of brain, multiple haemorrhages – L | |||||||
942/07 | July 13 | M | 144 kg | .22 WM | 1 | Bullet through left eye and skull, fractures both sides skull - L | 4 m/s |
943/07 | July 13 | M | 154 kg | 30-06 | 1 | Bullet through left eye and brain, multiple haemorrhages – L | 4 m/s |
944/07 | July 14 | M | 172 kg | .308 | 1 | Through front of head and the whole brain, out in neck – L | 2 m/s |
945/07 | July 14 | M | 129 kg | .22 WM | 1 | Shot in neck, fracture allanto-occipital joint - L | 4 m/s |
946/07 | July 15 | M | 120 kg | 30-06 | 1 | Through side of head, multiple fracture entire skull, brain haemorrhages – L | 4 m/s |
947/07 | July 16 | M | 79 kg | 7 X 57 | 1 | Shot in neck, multiple fractures back skull, allanto-occipital joint – L | 4 m/s |
957/07 | July 17 | M | 91 kg | .22 WM | 1 | Bullet through left eye, brain haemorraghes, fractures both sides skull - L | 6 m/s |
968/07 | July 18 | M | 135 kg | .12 slug | 1 | Bullet through eye, brain haemorrhages, multiple fracture entire skull - L | 8 m/s |
969/07 | July 19 | M | 130 kg | .22 WM | 5 | 1: Bullet through nose and ethmoidal bone – NL | 10 m/s |
2: Bullet in beyond eye, fracture both sides, brain multiple haemorrhages – L 3,4,5: Shots missed the animal | |||||||
970/07 | July 23 | M | 122 kg | .12 slug | 1 | Bullet through eye, brain haemorrhages, fractures both sides skull - L | 4 m/s |
971/07 | July 23 | F | 122 kg | .22 WM | 1 | Bullet in behind eye, brain haemorrhages, fractures both sides skull - L | 2 m/s |
985/07 | July 25 | M | 138 kg | .22 WM | 2 | 1: Bullet in behind eye, brain haemorrhages, fractures both sides skull – L | 0 m/s |
2: Missed the head | |||||||
986/07 | July 28 | M | 139 kg | .222 | 1 | Shot in the neck, brain haemorrhages, multiple fractures back part of skull - L | 6 m/s |
987/07 | July 28 | M | 153 kg | .12 slug | 1 | Bullet through eye, brain haemorrhages, fractures of the whole skull - L | 4 m/s |
988/07 | July 29 | M | 118 kg | .12 slug | 1 | Bullet in below eye, brain haemorrhages, fractures of the whole skull - L | 4 m/s |
1001/07 | August 2 | M | 119 kg | .22 WM | 1 | Bullet in below eye, brain haemorrhages, fractures and out in atlas region - L | 10 m/s |