Photos and Video of Lead-Poisoned Birds
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A Bald Eagle brought into the Raptor Center at the University of Minnesota
shows classic symptoms of lead poisoning.
Vets at the College of Veterinary Medicine at Washington State University Pullman treat
a Bald Eagle poisoned by consuming lead shot from a carcass left behind by hunters.
© College of Veterinary Medicine at Washington State University Pullman
© College of Veterinary Medicine at Washington State University Pullman
Adult Bald Eagles unable to stand after lead poisoning.
© Ken Lockwood, Eagle Valley Raptor Center
© The Raptor Center at the University of Minnesota
© The Raptor Center at the University of Minnesota
Lead shot pellets in a rabbit that was fed on by a Bald Eagle.
The eagle later died from lead poisoning.
© Wildlife Center of Virginia
© Wildlife Center of Virginia
Lead shot pellets in the gut of a Bald Eagle that fed on a carcass.
© Wildlife Center of Virginia
© Wildlife Center of Virginia
Lead shot pellets dispersed throughout the body of a Turkey Vulture, showing the difference between a bird that has been shot and one that has consumed pellets in food.
© Wildlife Center of Virginia
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