Lead in ammunition: A persistent threat to health and conservation
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Issue Date
2013Subject
CALIFORNIA CONDORSCONDORS
CALIFORNIA
HEALTH
TOXICOLOGY
WILDLIFE CONSERVATION
POLLUTION
ENDANGERED SPECIES
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EcoHealthVolume
10Issue
4Begin page
455End page
464
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http://link.springer.com/10.1007/s10393-013-0896-5Abstract
Many scavenging bird populations have experienced abrupt declines across the globe, and intensive recovery activities have been necessary to sustain several species, including the critically endangered California condor (Gymnogyps californianus). Exposure to lead from lead-based ammunition is widespread in condors and lead toxicosis presents an immediate threat to condor recovery, accounting for the highest proportion of adult mortality….Type
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10.1007/s10393-013-0896-5
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