U.S. bald eagles comeback diminished by lead poisoning from bullets

Population increases of the majestic bird recognized as the national symbol of the United States have been suppressed by 6.3 percent for males and 4.2 percent for females, said the study by researchers at the Department of Public and Ecosystem Health at Cornell University, published in the Journal of Wildlife Management this week.

Once threatened by the use of the insecticide DDT to help control disease during World War Two, bald eagle populations have recovered enough that the species was removed from the national endangered and threatened list in 2021.But less robust growth rates mean the eagle population could be more vulnerable to other challenges such as natural disasters or disease spread, Cornell researchers said.

Political skirmishes over lead bullets have divided Americans and have even reached the White House. President Barack Obama's Fish and Wildlife Service issued a ban on lead ammunition to protect wildlife in January 2017, one day before the inauguration of incoming President Donald Trump. In the Cornell study's most recent year – 2018 – there were 2,050 breeding females, a reduction of an estimated 98 breeding females as a result of lead poisoning. Similarly, in 2018, there were 10,172 females who were not reproducing, a reduction of an estimated 742 non-breeding females as a result of lead poisoning, said Cornell researcher Brenda Hanley.

Seems ironic since they are used as a symbol by gun totting freedom lovers

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Ban lead bullets for hunting!

Ok, so, this sounds fake. I went from never seeing a bald eagle as a child to the point that now, I've personally seen bald eagles everywhere from Alaska all the way down to the southern end of Florida and all in between. Explain this.

That's sad.

Eu disse que vocês morrerão em seus pecados se vocês não crerem que Eu Sou, de fato morrerão em seus pecados'.Eu Sou o que vive;estive morto, mas eis que estou vivo por toda a eternidade! 'Eu sou o caminho, a verdade e a vida. Ninguém vem ao Pai,a não ser por mim. EU SOU O ÚLTIMO

This is the most American thing I've ever read.

Easy solution that hunter groups prevent from implementing

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DDT redux

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