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

  • cybernetsoc [he/him]
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    3 years ago

    The majority of the lead accumulation comes from the pellets in bird shot that don't hit anything. They end up mixed into the water, and birds will eat them and get them in their gizzards thinking they are pebbles.