Lead contamination of golden eagles Aquila chrysaetos within the range of the California condor Gymnogyps californianus
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By: P.H. Bloom, J. M. Scott, O. H. Pattee, and M. R. Smith
Edited by: B-U. Meyburg and R.D. Chancellor
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Abstract
Blood samples were taken from 66 golden eagles from June 1985 to January 1986 and analyzed for their lead content. Thirty-nine percent had blood lead levels greater than 0.2 ppm, indicating exposure to environmental lead. Within the exposed group, 3 had blood levels exceeding 0.6 ppm and one exceeded 1.0 ppm. These data suggest that lead, probably in the form of shot, bullets, or bullet fragments, poses a hazard to scavenging birds within the range of the California condor.
| Publication type | Book chapter |
|---|---|
| Publication Subtype | Book Chapter |
| Title | Lead contamination of golden eagles Aquila chrysaetos within the range of the California condor Gymnogyps californianus |
| Year Published | 1989 |
| Language | English |
| Publisher | World Working Group on Birds of Prey and Owls |
| Publisher location | Berlin |
| Contributing office(s) | Patuxent Wildlife Research Center |
| Description | 611 |
| Larger Work Type | Book |
| Larger Work Subtype | Other Government Series |
| Larger Work Title | Raptors in the Modern World: Proceedings of the III World Conference on Birds of Prey and Owls |
| First page | 481 |
| Last page | 482 |