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Nearly half the bald eagles tested in a 2022 study showed symptoms of chronic lead poisoning due to repeated lead exposures, and a third displayed signs of acute poisoning caused by high lead levels.
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A study from the Peoria City/County Health Department found Black children had a disproportionately elevated blood lead levels compared with their white peers.
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Hog Capital Wildlife Rescue and Rehab in Kewanee has taken in three bald eagles with confirmed lead poisoning from across Illinois in recent weeks. All…
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Federal wildlife officials are worried about eagles dying from eating particles of lead from bullets used to kill deer. Ed Britton is the District Manager…