1.0American Bird Conservancyhttps://abcbirds.orgJoe Lowehttps://abcbirds.org/author/jloweabcbirds-org/National Ban on Lead-based Ammunition, Fishing Tackle Sought to End Wildlife Poisoning - Lead Still a Potent Killer of Millions of Wild Birds, Health Risk for Humansrich600338<blockquote class="wp-embedded-content" data-secret="JMk8EIavtn"><a href="https://abcbirds.org/news/national-ban-lead-based-ammunition-fishing-tackle-sought-end-wildlife-poisoning-lead-still-potent-killer-millions-wild-birds-health-risk-humans/">National Ban on Lead-based Ammunition, Fishing Tackle Sought to End Wildlife Poisoning – Lead Still a Potent Killer of Millions of Wild Birds, Health Risk for Humans</a></blockquote><iframe sandbox="allow-scripts" security="restricted" src="https://abcbirds.org/news/national-ban-lead-based-ammunition-fishing-tackle-sought-end-wildlife-poisoning-lead-still-potent-killer-millions-wild-birds-health-risk-humans/embed/#?secret=JMk8EIavtn" width="600" height="338" title="“National Ban on Lead-based Ammunition, Fishing Tackle Sought to End Wildlife Poisoning – Lead Still a Potent Killer of Millions of Wild Birds, Health Risk for Humans” — American Bird Conservancy" data-secret="JMk8EIavtn" frameborder="0" marginwidth="0" marginheight="0" scrolling="no" class="wp-embedded-content"></iframe><script type="text/javascript">
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WASHINGTON, D.C.— A coalition of conservation, hunting and veterinary groups today filed a formal petition with the Environmental Protection Agency requesting a ban on the use of toxic lead in hunting ammunition and fishing tackle. Major efforts to reduce lead exposure to people have greatly reduced the amount of lead in the environment, but toxic … Read More>>