Lead poisoning from hunting and fishing materials is a top cause of nontraumatic death for bald eagles in Michigan. A lead fragment the size of a grain of rice can be lethal to a mature bald eagle.

An Eaton Rapids wildlife rehab center says it has taken in a fourth bald eagle this winter with lead poisoning, two of which have already died from ingesting the toxic heavy metal. "I know these posts ...

The PA State Game Commission says it is not uncommon for bald eagles to have lead poisoning. The cause is usually from lead bullets used in hunting, or lead fishing tackle, and it doesn't take much of ...

Americans embraced the bald eagle as a national symbol, nearly drove it to extinction and narrowly pulled it back from the brink in what has become one of the most remarkable success stories in ...

(This story was updated to add new information and correct an inaccuracy.) Frustrated. That's the word to describe how bird conservationists are feeling as more bald eagles are dying from lead ...

On March 23, the Maryland House passed House Bill 1067 by a 91-42 vote, thereby taking an important step toward protecting people and non-target wildlife from plumbism — lead poisoning from bullet ...