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Re: Birds in the News
« Reply #1185 on: April 19, 2016, 01:46:34 PM »
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« Reply #1186 on: April 19, 2016, 02:03:51 PM »
Endangered vulture saved by passer-by (This is a story about one lucky vulture, but it's also a good summary of the issues plaguing all vultures in Africa and Asia.)

http://www.news24.com/Green/News/endangered-vulture-saved-by-passer-by-20160418
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« Reply #1187 on: April 19, 2016, 03:09:57 PM »
Quote from: T40cfr403 on March 28, 2016, 11:51:39 AM
Valentino, another victim of lead

http://www.duluthbudgeteer.com/community/3990306-valentino-another-victim-lead

Wildwoods: http://wildwoodsrehab.org/





Letter: Too quick to blame lead ammo

http://www.duluthbudgeteer.com/opinion/letters/3995940-letter-too-quick-blame-lead-ammo

HuntForTruth.org: http://www.huntfortruth.org/science/scientific-opinions/



Update/rebuttal: The science on lead

http://www.duluthbudgeteer.com/community/4012184-science-lead

Footnotes in the article:

Lead Poisoning: A Historical Perspective - https://www.epa.gov/aboutepa/lead-poisoning-historical-perspective

Childhood Lead  Poisoning - http://www.who.int/ceh/publications/leadguidance.pdf

Lead poisoning - http://www.mayoclinic.org/diseases-conditions/lead-poisoning/basics/symptoms/con-20035487

Lead - http://www.niehs.nih.gov/health/topics/agents/lead/index.cfm

Lead information for hunters - http://www.dnr.state.mn.us/hunting/lead/index.html

BLOOD LEAD LEVEL STUDY RESULTS - https://www.ndhealth.gov/lead/venison/Fact%20Sheet%20Blood%20Lead%20Level%20Study%20Results.pdf

Lead in Venison - https://www.ndhealth.gov/lead/venison/

Condors and Lead - http://www.azgfd.gov/w_c/california_condor_lead.shtml

Lead from spent ammunition: a source of exposure and poisoning in bald eagles - http://www.berrymaninstitute.org/files/uploads/pdf/journal/spring2012/HWI_6.1_p94-104.pdf

Lead in Ammunition: A Persistent Threat to Health and Conservation - http://sci-hub.io/http://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s10393-013-0896-5

SIXTEEN YEARS OF LEAD POISONING IN EAGLES, 1980-95: AN EPIZOOTIOLOGIC VIEW - https://sora.unm.edu/sites/default/files/journals/jrr/v031n04/p00327-p00332.pdf

Ammunition is the Principal Source of Lead Accumulated by California Condors Re-Introduced to the Wild - https://sci-hub.io/10.1021/es060765s#


This bald eagle suffering from acute lead poisoning died not long after arrival. (Photo: Wildwoods)
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« Reply #1188 on: April 19, 2016, 10:09:02 PM »
Osprey's new housing enables inspections at Dent bridge over Dworshak

http://www.minicassia.com/news/article_27159d16-066d-11e6-bb2d-2b9d6a0ad0ca.html

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« Reply #1189 on: April 19, 2016, 10:10:22 PM »
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« Reply #1191 on: April 20, 2016, 12:48:37 PM »
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« Reply #1192 on: April 20, 2016, 12:59:07 PM »
Lake Shawnee eagles might be obstacle for Fourth of July fireworks (Good recap of nest disturbance guidelines re: explosions.)

http://ksnt.com/2016/04/19/lake-shawnee-eagles-might-be-obstacle-for-fourth-of-july-fireworks/
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« Reply #1194 on: April 20, 2016, 01:05:25 PM »
Clarkdale eaglet falls prey to suspected large raptor

http://verdenews.com/main.asp?SectionID=1&SubSectionID=1&ArticleID=70140

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« Reply #1196 on: April 20, 2016, 06:34:53 PM »
Killing the Vultures (This is a great read, especially for conservation-minded citizen scientists!)

Excerpted from Their Fate is Our Fate: How Birds Foretell Threats To Our Health and Our World, Peter Doherty, 2013.

http://www.motherearthnews.com/nature-and-environment/wildlife/killing-the-vultures-ze0z1604zsel.aspx?PageId=1





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« Reply #1199 on: April 20, 2016, 09:07:31 PM »
Center sees surge in osprey rescues

"The Clinic for Rehabilitation of Wildlife, a bird rescue facility in Sanibel, Florida, is also seeing a surge in osprey rescues and rehabilitations."

Key West Wildlife Center - http://www.keywestwildlifecenter.org/

CROW - http://crowclinic.org/

http://keysnews.com/node/74467

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