http://gabriolan.ca/2010/02/07/what-poisons-eagles/ Gabriola Island blog Thu, 09 Feb 2012 03:54:09 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 http://gabriolan.ca/2010/02/07/what-poisons-eagles/comment-page-1/#comment-24291 Michael Mehta Mon, 08 Feb 2010 02:44:10 +0000 http://gabriolan.ca/?p=5853#comment-24291 There's little doubt that bald eagles do indeed die when lead builds up in their system. Lead poisoning often comes from lead shot that is consumed when eagles eat waterfowl that have been shot by hunters. That said, little is known about the dose-response relationship in eagles specifically, and most data is derived from posthumous analysis of stomach content, blood levels, and other tissue samples. There’s little doubt that bald eagles do indeed die when lead builds up in their system. Lead poisoning often comes from lead shot that is consumed when eagles eat waterfowl that have been shot by hunters. That said, little is known about the dose-response relationship in eagles specifically, and most data is derived from posthumous analysis of stomach content, blood levels, and other tissue samples.

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