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

    I mean if almost half of eagles have the poisoning, this seems to indicate a far vaster problem than originally anticipated