Environmental News

Nearly half of U.S. bald eagles suffer lead poisoning

A bald eagle is held by a Gabbert Raptor Center worker.
A bald eagle is held by a Gabbert Raptor Center worker inside the center at the University of Minnesota in St. Paul. Victoria Hall, veterinarian and executive director of the center, said that “85 to 90 percent of the eagles that come into our hospital have some level of lead in their blood," and we know that no level is safe.” X-rays often show fragments of lead bullets in their birds' stomachs.
Evan Frost | MPR News 2018