This week is National Lead Poisoning
Prevention Week. There are many great sites (some listed below) with tool kits
and other ways to empower the general public with education on the topic of
lead and humans.
We’d also like to expand this
conversation by including the topic of impacts of lead on wildlife. As most of you know, The Raptor Center has
documented lead poisoning from spent lead ammunition in our bald eagle patients
over our 40 years. We strive to be a leader in educating the public on
alternatives to lead ammunition. Healthy
raptors in a healthy shared ecosystem with humans yields great benefits.
We’d like to share some resources
with you. Here is an article written by our Executive Director, Dr. Julia
Ponder, on implications for public health as relating to hunting ammunition
choices.
EPA (Environmental Protection
Agency) site here
CDC (Centers for Disease Control and
Prevention) site here
MNDNR site with information on lead
for hunters here
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