[CPEO-MEF] Lead ammunition and condors

[Lenny Siegel <lsiegel@cpeo.org>]

Suit to target lead bullets to protect condors

Coalition claims ammunition is poisoning endangered birds

By Carissa Marsh
Ventura County Star (CA)
July 20, 2006

Those on the front lines of the fight to protect the endangered 
California condor agree lead poisoning is one of the greatest threats to 
the bird's survival.

Where that lead comes from is a thornier question. Many condor advocates 
blame lead ammunition; California condors feed on carrion, including 
that left behind by hunters. Some hunting groups, on the other hand, 
maintain the link between condors' lead levels and lead ammunition has 
not been conclusively proven.

The issue may soon be explored in the courts. A coalition of 
conservation and health groups plans to sue the California Fish and Game 
Commission to stop the use of lead ammunition.

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For the entire article, see
http://www.venturacountystar.com/vcs/county_news/article/0,1375,VCS_226_4857291,00.html

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Lenny Siegel
Director, Center for Public Environmental Oversight
c/o PSC, 278-A Hope St., Mountain View, CA 94041
Voice: 650/961-8918 or 650/969-1545
Fax: 650/961-8918
<lsiegel@cpeo.org>
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