Bans on lead ammunition are misguided and ineffective: Guest opinion
Most important FACT:
The five-year-old lead ammunition ban in the California condor region has proven ineffective. Despite a 99 percent compliance rate by hunters, researchers now admit that "lead exposures continue" and condor blood-levels have not dropped.
Thanks for the op-ed. I read.
That’s apparently more than can be said for you with the Cornell study.
And although anecdotal and not a focal species I study, I have observed on numerous occasions Bald Eagles eating carrion when other food sources such as salmon are available. Bald Eagles are opportunistic apex predators and their food sources are depending on a number of factors such as weather, availability and time of year.