Lead from Spent Ammunition: a Source of Exposure and Poisoning in Bald Eagles
Ongoing occurrence of elevated levels of lead in bald eagles (Haliaeetus leucocephalus) following the ban on lead shot for waterfowl hunting led us to hypothesize that spent lead from ammunition, which is present in field residues of white-tailed deer (Odocoileus virginianus), represented a source o...
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| Language: | English |
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Utah State University
2017-02-01
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| Series: | Human-Wildlife Interactions |
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| Online Access: | https://digitalcommons.usu.edu/hwi/vol6/iss1/11 |