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Articles and information on lead-free ammo, tackle, and general interest articles about the impact of lead on people, wildlife, and the environment, and what people are doing about it!
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Mar 9, 2024
Environmental and health risks of lead bullets for deer hunting
Why is the use of lead ammunition an issue? Let's list the risks...
Feb 2, 2024
Photographer found sick bald eagle in state park. Now officials know what killed it
The eagle’s lead levels were so high, they couldn’t be read during the blood lead analysis.
Jan 1, 2024
It's the law!
Nonlead Ammunition in California
Nonlead ammunition is REQUIRED when taking ANY wildlife with a firearm anywhere in California.
Jan 1, 2024
Fun Condor Facts from the San Diego Zoo
California Condor Gymnogyps californianus
The magnificent thunderbird. Vulture culture. Cliffhanger lifestyle.
Jan 1, 2024
CALIFORNIA CONDOR RECOVERY IN ARIZONA
Program goals, Lead reduction by year, hunter characteristics, Condor identification
Scientific Articles on Lead Poisoning and
its Impact on Wildlife and People
Articles on lead poisoning in California Condors, eagles, raptors, waterfowl, people,
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Feb 17, 2022
Slabe, V. A., et al. (2022). Demographic implications of lead poisoning for eagles across North America. Science, 375(6582), pp.779-782.
Lead poisoning affects populations of bald and golden eagles across North America.
Feb 17, 2022
Lead poisoning is an underappreciated but important constraint on eagle populations.
Demographic implications of lead poisoning for eagles across North America
Lead levels in bald and golden eagles across the U.S. showed almost half had chronic, toxic levels of lead.
Feb 1, 2022
X-ray of Eagle with lead in stomach
Lead Toxicosis Impacts Eagle Populations
Researchers used data on wild bald eagles spanning three decades (1990-2018) for this research
Jan 13, 2022
Environmental lead reduces the resilience of bald eagle populations
The population-scale effects of ammunition choices
Feb 1, 2019
Regulation of lead fishing weights results in mute swan population recovery
Mute swan population sized more than doubled following the 1987 lead regulations in Great Britain.
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Sad... Lead poisoning in an iconic Bald Eagle.