Lead poisoning kills too many birds; hunters and anglers can do something about it From mid-November to early December, more than two dozen geese were diagnosed with lead poisoning, and 11 died.

Between 1992 and 2023, lead poisoning accounted for the mortality of 137 wild condors, 48% of all known deaths, according to the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service.

The funding cuts significantly impact the society’s lead-free ammunition program, its executive directory said.

In the period between 1992 — when nearly extinct condors were released back into the wild — and 2021, 120 birds died of lead poisoning, accounting for over half the deaths among wild birds.

The birds have a massive wingspan of up to 10 feet and, left undisturbed, can live as long as 70 years. Unfortunately, lead poisoning, habitat loss, poaching and pesticide exposure have driven the ...

Lead sinkers is what we have found in swans, but also lead shot if it’s at the bottom of a water body.” Luckily, there is a way to insure America’s symbol and other birds can stay poison-free.

Since 2021, Think Wild has treated more than 20 birds of prey for lead toxicity — bald eagles, golden eagles, even turkey vultures — but only six have survived and returned to the wild.

SIOUX CITY (KTIV) - Lead poisoning has been injuring more birds, otherwise known as raptors. The lead can come from certain ammunition used in hunting and lead lures in fishing.

In just the first 3 months of 2024, Hog Capitol Wildlife Rescue & Rehab has treated 6 bald eagles for lead poisoning. Birds that survive face neurological defects.

The nonprofit reported treating 64 patients for lead poisoning in 2024. World Bird Sanctuary is currently treating two other patients for lead poisoning — a red-shouldered hawk and a black vulture.

The bird was just 18 months at the time of his death. ... A California condor that had recently been released from a rehabilitation program has died from lead poisoning.