Lead exposure in bald eagles from big game hunting, the continental implications and successful mitigation efforts.

Studies suggest hunter discarded viscera of big game animals (i.e., offal) is a source of lead available to scavengers. We investigated the incidence of lead exposure in bald eagles in Wyoming during the big game hunting season, the influx of eagles into our study area during the hunt, the geographi...

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Main Authors: Bryan Bedrosian, Derek Craighead, Ross Crandall
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2012-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC3526477?pdf=render