By Salam Fatohi, NSSF
Yet another study has been published that claims the use of lead-based ammunition by hunters is the root cause of rampant poisoning of America’s bald eagles.
Like clockwork, the media runs with these “studies” with breathless coverage that hunters are killing bald eagles.
A new Cornell University study posits bald eagles are especially susceptible to lead poisoning as a result of hunters taking game in New York and that using traditional lead component ammunition puts humans at severe risk of being poisoned.
