- Nearly half of bald and golden eagles in the US have chronic lead poisoning, study found. The findings suggest that eagles are ingesting lead fragments from bullets in animal carcasses left behind by hunters. https://www.science.org/doi/10.1126/science.abj3068 312 comments science
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- Bald and golden eagles suffer from lead poisoning, study finds - The Washington Post https://www.washingtonpost.com/dc-md-va/2022/05/12/bald-golden-eagles-lead-poisoning-populations/ 10 comments
- Dozens of Bald Eagles Have Died From Bird Flu - The New York Times https://www.nytimes.com/2022/04/21/science/eagles-bird-flu.html 5 comments
- Nearly half of U.S. bald eagles suffer lead poisoning - Los Angeles Times https://www.latimes.com/world-nation/story/2022-02-19/nearly-half-of-us-bald-eagles-suffer-lead-poisoning 3 comments