Nearly half of bald and golden eagles in the US have chronic lead poisoning, most likely from bullet fragments
www.businessinsider.com
Eagles scavenge the remains of hunted animals, which carry lead fragments from bullets. Lead poisoning threatens to slow their population growth.

Its pretty much the most American headline I can think of

  • ComradeSankara [he/him]
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    3 years ago

    If the side effect of that is that bullets become insanely expensive, then :shrug-outta-hecks:

    • SerLava [he/him]
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      3 years ago

      Nah I have steel shot and it's not very expensive

      • Gucci_Minh [he/him]
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        3 years ago

        Yeah steel shot isn't that expensive but the loss in density sucks for certain things.

        • gaycomputeruser [she/her]
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          3 years ago

          Limiting lead for ranges is perfectly reasonable. As long as you have control over the area it should be mostly ok.

    • CheGueBeara [he/him]
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      3 years ago

      Absolutely. It'd be worth it just to stem the flow of lead from mines to our environment, ecosystems, and water supplies! Though as SerLava said, steel bullets are fine.