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« Reply #45 on: February 26, 2018, 09:03:33 PM »
This blind date's for the birds: Jackson County, IA adopts new swan for breeding

http://qctimes.com/lifestyles/recreation/this-blind-date-s-for-the-birds-jackson-county-adopts/article_32d2db9e-18d2-5906-bef9-50e750bbe511.html


A new captive male swan, right, joined Ginger, a female swan, left, in late January at the Hurstville Interpretive Center near Maquoketa, Iowa. Jackson County Conservation staff hopes the birds will mate and raise cygnets, or baby swans, as part of the Iowa Department of Natural Resources' trumpeter swan restoration efforts.
Kevin E. Schmidt, QUAD-CITY TIMES
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« Reply #46 on: February 27, 2018, 07:08:30 PM »
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« Reply #47 on: March 01, 2018, 12:05:25 AM »
Northwest Iowa bald eagles rehabilitating from lead poisoning after rescues

http://siouxcityjournal.com/news/local/northwest-iowa-bald-eagles-rehabilitating-from-lead-poisoning-after-rescues/article_c40b113c-254e-5dc7-bed6-81ae70f62558.html


A bald eagle, nicknamed "Warrior" because it was recovered using a Warrior snowmobile, is rehabilitating from lead poisoning at Saving Our Avian Resources in Manning, Iowa. The eagle was recovered by Alex Lynott after being found on the ice of the Big Sioux River near Hudson, South Dakota. It's the fourth eagle she has taken part in rescuing in the past two weeks, and the third that is likely to have sustained significant lead poisoning.
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Bald eagle found injured near Ashton euthanized

http://siouxcityjournal.com/news/local/bald-eagle-found-injured-near-ashton-euthanized/article_52e0dbdd-4cb8-55e7-adc4-c1e210a3014f.html


A bald eagle found on the side of a highway near Ashton, Iowa, on March 8 was found to have high levels of lead in its blood, along with nerve damage. After receiving treatment at SOAR in Manning, Iowa, the bird had to be euthanized.
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Alex Lynott added 10 new photos ? with Troy Davelaar.
February 23 at 8:47pm ?

It's a record I'm not proud of. Three Bald Eagle rescues in less than two weeks. Two have come back with off the chart levels of lead in their blood and the third has a very ugly wing break with a small amount of lead in her system as well.

SIOUX COUNTY. Warrior, the Eagle from near Hudson on the Big Sioux River, continues to fight for his life and battle vision issues. His blood lead levels were off the charts and he was suffering severe seizures and convulsions. He's being treated and has shown some improvement, the seizures have stopped, but his vision limits him.

PLYMOUTH COUNTY. The female Remsen Bald Eagle has a very nasty radius and ulna fracture. Her lead levels came back at 0.092ppm which is low enough that it's not the main concern. However, this level should read 0.00ppm EVERY eagle admit. Kay wrapped her wing up and now she will recover in her own crate. A veterinarian will be taking a look at and realigning her bones under anesthesia.

LYON COUNTY. Last night was one heck of an adventure on the Rock River near Doon. Thank goodness for the Doon Boys, Travis Jansen, Ryan LeLoux, and Jacob LeLoux, for calling in the Eagle they came across while riding the river. They were amazing help capturing this giant female and were extremely patient while navigating Sarah Davelaar, Troy Davelaar, and myself to a specific spot on the Rock River, at night, in a blizzard. I had to knock on homeowner's doors asking if I was in the right place, only to be invited in and offered something to drink while I explain my mission. I love the Midwest! I promised one family with two little boys that if we caught the Eagle, we'd return so they could see it. This giant female, 11lbs 14oz, was left grounded, because of LEAD POISONING. Kay walked me through the steps of testing Bald Eagles' lead levels only to have results that were again, off the charts like Warrior. Only, this case breaks my heart even worse... This giant female is in Iowa putting on weight, only so she can return to Canada and lay eggs. She can't very well continue her journey with a poison in her body and she will not be meeting her mate at their nesting site this year to raise young together. I gave the Doon Boys my prediction of lead poisoning and expressed the importance of COPPER AMMUNITION. It's so *explicit* easy!!!

If you see these fine young Doon-Boys, thank them and ask them about the rescue!

We did return to the house with the younger boys and received a very generous "thank you" card for rescuing the Eagle. What amazing and fine young men!

Kay once admitted a Bald Eagle from the Mississippi River that had NINE #6 shot BB's in its digestive tract after it consumed a dead pheasant that had been shot with TOXIC ammunition.

The moral of the story is the same as always, SWITCH AMMUNITION. GET THE LEAD OUT. USE COPPER SLUGS AND NONTOXIC SHOT. BEFORE I LOSE MY MIND. THIS IS NOT A POLITICAL ISSUE.




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Abstracts

Long-term effects of lead poisoning on bone mineralization in vultures exposed to ammunition sources

https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0269749108004478

Zinc and Lead Poisoning in Wild Birds in the Tri-State Mining District (Oklahoma, Kansas, and Missouri)

https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s00244-004-0010-7

Heavy metal exposure in large game from a lead mining area: Effects on oxidative stress and fatty acid composition in liver

https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S026974910800657X

High Prevalences of Lead Poisoning in Wintering Waterfowl in Spain

https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s002449900385

Lead shot pellets in the Ebro delta, Spain: Densities in sediments and prevalence of exposure in waterfowl

https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0269749197000468

Lead and arsenic in bones of birds of prey from Spain

https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0269749103000551

Transfer of metals to plants and red deer in an old lead mining area in Spain

https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0048969708006347

Lead poisoning in waterfowl from the Ebro Delta, Spain: Calculation of lead exposure thresholds for mallards

Lead poisoning in waterfowl from the Ebro Delta, Spain: Calculation of lead exposure thresholds for mallards

Effects of lead exposure on oxidative stress biomarkers and plasma biochemistry in waterbirds in the field

https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0013935111000673

After the Aznalc?llar mine spill: Arsenic, zinc, selenium, lead and copper levels in the livers and bones of five waterfowl species

https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0013935105001052





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LEAD POISONING IN WILD BIRDS IN EUROPE AND THE REGULATIONS ADOPTED BY DIFFERENT COUNTRIES

https://shop.peregrinefund.org/subsites/conference-lead/PDF/0107%20Mateo.pdf

Potential Hazard to Human Health from Exposure to Fragments of Lead Bullets and Shot in the Tissues of Game Animals

http://journals.plos.org/plosone/article?id=10.1371/journal.pone.0010315

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Wildlife mystery: Lead poisoning eagles in South Carolina

http://www.thestate.com/news/state/article204337764.html


Bald eagles are threatened by lead poisoning that is showing up their blood. In 2017, 78 percent tested at the Center for Birds of Prey showed signs of lead in their blood. Sammy Fretwell/The State

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Big game hunters in Africa urged to drop the lead to help save vultures

https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2018/03/180315091314.htm?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+sciencedaily%2Fplants_animals%2Fbirds+%28Birds+News+--+ScienceDaily%29

Even Vultures Are Going Extinct Now

https://www.inverse.com/article/42314-is-lead-toxic-to-birds-vultures-extinction

Abstract: Association between hunting and elevated blood lead levels in the critically endangered African white-backed vulture Gyps africanus

https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0048969718306193



Abstract from 2006 mentioned in above article: Bullet Fragments in Deer Remains: Implications for Lead Exposure in Avian Scavengers

http://www.bioone.org/doi/abs/10.2193/0091-7648(2006)34%5B167:BFIDRI%5D2.0.CO;2


Researchers sampled vultures and found that they had elevated levels of lead in their blood during hunting season.
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Even Vultures Are Going Extinct Now

https://www.inverse.com/article/42314-is-lead-toxic-to-birds-vultures-extinction

Researchers solved the mystery behind lead poisoning in endangered African vultures

https://qz.com/1229274/researchers-solved-the-mystery-behind-lead-poisoning-in-endangered-african-vultures/


African white-backed vultures are listed as "critically endangered" by the International Union for Conservation of Nature.
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