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Re: Get the Lead Out
« Reply #240 on: October 29, 2019, 05:34:37 PM »
From SOAR's FB page (not about any Decorah eagle):

SOAR - Saving Our Avian Resources
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~ No trick or treat here ~

The first lead poisoned bald eagle of the 2019-2020 winter / hunting season was admitted 28 October 2019 from Winneshiek County, Iowa. The Decorah nest-camera-faithful needn't worry, this adult male is not from either the Hatchery Nest or the Decorah North Nest. However, he's likely to have a nest somewhere.

Thanks go to Winneshiek County Conservation staff for the rescue and first leg of the transport for this eagle. This adult male bald eagle was reported not flying near the entrance to their Chipera Prairie and when rescuers arrived, soon entangled himself in the cattails in the ditch.

As bald eagle transfers go (from one transporter's crate to another), this was "too easy." This eagle looked good and no broken bones could be felt, but wasn't "eagley" (to borrow a phrase from Brian at the Hatchery!). The evening of admit, Kay and Savanna drew blood for a blood lead level. How many of you know what comes next? Yep, this eagle is lead poisoned. Fluids and first chelation treatment were given right then. "Chip" was alive the morning of the 29th.

Poisoning is wrong. Period. Lead is a bio-accumulative toxin that negatively impacts just about every system in the body.

Where did the lead come from? Most likely from this eagle eating on an animal carcass with lead ammunition fragments embedded. Second option is feeding on a fish that swallowed a piece of lead tackle.

Please hunt and fish lead-free and if you are not a hunter or angler, one, please understand we are, and two, help those that do hunt and fish to understand how they can go lead-free. Here are a couple of our website pages to help the conversation get started!
Hunt and Fish Lead-Free: https://soarraptors.org/hunt-and-fish-lead-free/
I can help! https://soarraptors.org/i-can-help/
Non-toxic Alternatives: https://soarraptors.org/non-toxic-alternatives/

Then if you want to dive into the topic more in-depth, go here:
Lead in the Environment: https://soarraptors.org/lead-in-the-environment/
Research Articles and Information: https://soarraptors.org/research-articles-and-information/

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Re: Get the Lead Out
« Reply #241 on: November 02, 2019, 08:01:04 PM »
The Eagle Has Landed, But With Lead Poisoning

https://mix957gr.com/the-eagle-has-landed-but-with-lead-poisoning/

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Re: Get the Lead Out
« Reply #242 on: November 02, 2019, 08:02:36 PM »
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Re: Get the Lead Out
« Reply #243 on: November 02, 2019, 09:24:26 PM »
Conservation groups call for Minnesota to ban lead ammunition and fishing tackle

https://www.stcroix360.com/2019/11/conservation-groups-call-for-minnesota-to-ban-lead-ammunition-and-fishing-tackle/



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« Reply #244 on: November 07, 2019, 10:19:02 PM »
Bird group puts lead ammunition in the crosshairs

https://www.wyofile.com/bird-group-puts-lead-ammunition-in-the-crosshairs/


Teton Raptor Center Research Director Bryan Bedrosian with a golden eagle in Montana. (provided/Teton Raptor Center staff



An x-ray showing lead fragments in the backstrap of a deer. (provided/Huntingwithnonlead.org)


Lead Bullet Fragments End Up In Processed Game Meat

http://huntingwithnonlead.org/lead_in_meat.html


Location of lead bullet fragments (red circles around bright spots) in venison burger.


BLOOD LEAD LEVEL STUDY RESULTS FACT SHEET

https://www.ndhealth.gov/lead/venison/Fact%20Sheet%20Blood%20Lead%20Level%20Study%20Results.pdf


Frequently Asked Questions

http://www.huntingwithnonlead.org/FAQ2015.html


Paper: Lead Exposure in Bald Eagles from Big Game Hunting,the Continental Implications and Successful Mitigation Efforts

http://www.huntingwithnonlead.org/PDFs/Lead_exposure_Bald_Eagles_from_Big_Game_Implications_Mitigation.pdf

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« Reply #245 on: November 07, 2019, 10:27:01 PM »
Smith: Hunters are poisoning bald eagles. Here's how that can change.

https://www.jsonline.com/story/sports/columnists/paul-smith/2019/11/06/lead-bullets-poison-eagles-wisconsin-asks-hunters-switch-copper/4171792002/


A bald eagle with lead poisoning is photographed in a treatment room at Wild Instincts Wildlife Rehabilitation in Rhinelander. The eagle was too weak to lift its head. (Photo: courtesy of Wild Instincts Wildlife Rehabilitation)


An x-ray shows four lead pellets in a bald eagle in treatment at Wild Instincts Wildlife Rehabilitation in Rhinelander, Wis. Even one lead pellet or fragment is enough to produce lead poisoning in a bald eagle. (Photo: Courtesy of Wild Instincts Wildlife Rehabilitation)


A participant in a bullet comparison workshop holds the recovered pieces of a copper bullet (left) and a lead-based bullet. The copper bullet mushroomed on impact and retained all of its weight, while the lead-based bullet expanded and splintered into dozens of smaller pieces. Lead bullet fragments are proven to cause lead poisoning in bald eagles and other wildlife. (Photo: Paul A. Smith / Milwaukee Journal Sentinel)
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« Reply #246 on: November 07, 2019, 10:30:09 PM »
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« Reply #247 on: November 08, 2019, 12:54:12 PM »
T40: I read this post on the National Eagle Center's FB page this morning and wanted to pass it on because it spoke about the lead ammo issue from the perspective of a responsible hunter (if you have already posted it, I'm sorry for being redundant):

LEAD-FREE AMMUNITION - A HUNTER'S PERSPECTIVE

This 2017 post from Michael Furtman (outdoorsman, photographer and hunter) is circulating on social media again as we prepare for another firearm season of deer hunting. The whole post is great, but one particular quote struck us as particularly poignant.

"As a hunter, I do everything I can to make a swift, humane end to my prey?s life. Why then would I want to cause other animals to linger in pain? No. Just as it is my responsibility to avoid needless suffering for those animals I hunt, I believe I owe the same ethic to those that scavenge the remains. Copper bullets are every bit as effective on deer, rarely disintegrate in the animal, and if they do, the fragments are non-toxic to birds." ~ Michael Furtman 🦅🦌👍
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« Reply #248 on: November 08, 2019, 09:47:31 PM »
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« Reply #249 on: November 11, 2019, 04:36:03 PM »
Opinion - Letter: Missing big picture on eagle population

https://qconline.com/opinion/letters/letter-missing-big-picture-on-eagle-population/article_a5707151-c02f-5920-becc-d174812f7b64.html

Reference: Lead Poisoning in Bald Eagles Admitted to Wildlife Rehabilitation Facilities in Iowa, 2004?2014

https://www.fwspubs.org/doi/10.3996/122015-JFWM-124
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« Reply #250 on: November 14, 2019, 05:22:58 PM »
A lost and lead-poisoned N.L. eagle is recovering from injury with some American help

https://ca.news.yahoo.com/lost-lead-poisoned-n-l-151335115.html

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Re: Get the Lead Out
« Reply #252 on: November 16, 2019, 05:59:38 PM »
Quote from: T40cfr403 on October 29, 2019, 05:34:37 PM
From SOAR's FB page (not about any Decorah eagle):

SOAR - Saving Our Avian Resources
1 hr

~ No trick or treat here ~

The first lead poisoned bald eagle of the 2019-2020 winter / hunting season was admitted 28 October 2019 from Winneshiek County, Iowa. The Decorah nest-camera-faithful needn't worry, this adult male is not from either the Hatchery Nest or the Decorah North Nest. However, he's likely to have a nest somewhere.

Thanks go to Winneshiek County Conservation staff for the rescue and first leg of the transport for this eagle. This adult male bald eagle was reported not flying near the entrance to their Chipera Prairie and when rescuers arrived, soon entangled himself in the cattails in the ditch.

As bald eagle transfers go (from one transporter's crate to another), this was "too easy." This eagle looked good and no broken bones could be felt, but wasn't "eagley" (to borrow a phrase from Brian at the Hatchery!). The evening of admit, Kay and Savanna drew blood for a blood lead level. How many of you know what comes next? Yep, this eagle is lead poisoned. Fluids and first chelation treatment were given right then. "Chip" was alive the morning of the 29th.

Poisoning is wrong. Period. Lead is a bio-accumulative toxin that negatively impacts just about every system in the body.

Where did the lead come from? Most likely from this eagle eating on an animal carcass with lead ammunition fragments embedded. Second option is feeding on a fish that swallowed a piece of lead tackle.

Please hunt and fish lead-free and if you are not a hunter or angler, one, please understand we are, and two, help those that do hunt and fish to understand how they can go lead-free. Here are a couple of our website pages to help the conversation get started!
Hunt and Fish Lead-Free: https://soarraptors.org/hunt-and-fish-lead-free/
I can help! https://soarraptors.org/i-can-help/
Non-toxic Alternatives: https://soarraptors.org/non-toxic-alternatives/

Then if you want to dive into the topic more in-depth, go here:
Lead in the Environment: https://soarraptors.org/lead-in-the-environment/
Research Articles and Information: https://soarraptors.org/research-articles-and-information/



Update: From SOAR's FB page

SOAR - Saving Our Avian Resources
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~ bald eagle "Chip" update ~

*** 11/16/19 Update ***
YEAH! After three weeks of chelation, Chip's blood lead level is down to where chelation is no longer needed. Chip has moved to a 10x20' flight pen to stretch out.

SOAR - Saving Our Avian Resources The medication binds with the lead in the blood and then the body recognizes this as something to expel - poop out. Otherwise the body sees the lead as calcium.
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