Endangered condor dies of lead poisoning
I wonder if they will listen to the good Dr, or go ahead and blame the lead bullets as to the source of the lead poisoning?
rider
(AP) -- An endangered California condor that was being treated at the Los Angeles Zoo for lead poisoning died this week, a conservation group reported.
tests showed the bird had 10 times the safe amount of lead in its bloodstream after it was caught at Bitter Creek National Wildlife Refuge last month, according to Audubon California, an environmental and conservation group.
Only about 300 California condors remain in the world.
"Lead poisoning is a tremendous threat to these remarkable birds," said Glenn Olson, executive director of Audubon California.
Researchers believe the condor, North America's largest flying bird, may have ingested lead paint or soil contaminated with lead bullet fragments.
Scientists at the zoo were not able to determine the source of the bird's lead poisoning, said Dr. Janna Wynne, a veterinarian with the Los Angeles Zoo.
The California Fish and Game Commission is set later this month to consider a ban on lead ammunition for hunting in condor habitat.
rider
(AP) -- An endangered California condor that was being treated at the Los Angeles Zoo for lead poisoning died this week, a conservation group reported.
tests showed the bird had 10 times the safe amount of lead in its bloodstream after it was caught at Bitter Creek National Wildlife Refuge last month, according to Audubon California, an environmental and conservation group.
Only about 300 California condors remain in the world.
"Lead poisoning is a tremendous threat to these remarkable birds," said Glenn Olson, executive director of Audubon California.
Researchers believe the condor, North America's largest flying bird, may have ingested lead paint or soil contaminated with lead bullet fragments.
Scientists at the zoo were not able to determine the source of the bird's lead poisoning, said Dr. Janna Wynne, a veterinarian with the Los Angeles Zoo.
The California Fish and Game Commission is set later this month to consider a ban on lead ammunition for hunting in condor habitat.
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Of course the right move is to ban lead bullets and shot in areas where the condor might live. Why wait for facts? The right move is to make life as difficult as possible for hunters.
Sort of like how you're supposed to totally unload your gun if you see an eagle. You know, those guns go off by themselves.0
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