Bullets could be made from copper or steel to prevent lead poisoning in animal food chains
By Hicbd
Thu Feb 24 2022 2:32 pm
"The primary source of exposure is ammunition—as eagles scavenge on the carcasses of animals shot by hunters, they can ingest lead fragments from rifle rounds and shotgun pellets...Conservationists have long called for incentives or laws to get hunters to switch to steel or copper ammunition, which costs the same as a high-quality lead shot."
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