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South African National Parks recorded one of the largest vulture poisoning events in Southern Africa on 6 May 2025. A total ...
Red Kites were reintroduced to Northern Ireland in 2008 after being extinct here for centuries.
Police have commenced an investigation after tests confirmed that a Red Kite found dead near Loughbrickland in Co Down had ...
The funding cuts significantly impact the society’s lead-free ammunition program, its executive directory said.
A bald eagle recently spotlighted in a Problem Solvers report on the dangers of lead poisoning in wildlife has made a return to the wild after weeks of rehabilitation. The majestic bird was rescued ...
Endangered condor dies of lead poisoning months after being freed - The bird was just 18 months at the time of his death ...
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 ...
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 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.
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.
Residents have reported seeing dead birds and flying foxes around Port Pirie for months. The EPA says lead poisoning is to blame, but it's unable to trace the exact source of the issue.
Lead is the single greatest threat to recovery for California condors. According to the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, lead poisoning contributed to half of all known wild condor deaths between ...