Thatâs why I also mentioned to stop shooting guns. If you are shooting in such an unsafe way that fragments fly around and get lost, then you shouldnât be allowed to shoot in the first place.
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ArgentRaven@lemmy.world â¨5⊠â¨hours⊠agoThe overwhelming majority of bullets are used against paper or steel targets. Most hunters take the entire carcass for butchering, so the eagles arenât eating lead from animals shot and left in the wilderness. And given the volume needed, I wouldnât be surprised that theyâre eating fragments fired at steel targets that they mistake for rocks to keep in their stomach to grind up food.
Solumbran@lemmy.world â¨5⊠â¨hours⊠ago
kn33@lemmy.world â¨5⊠â¨hours⊠ago
Youâre not familiar with the concept of an outdoor target range, are you?
Solumbran@lemmy.world â¨4⊠â¨hours⊠ago
Yeah, it is a problem.
can@sh.itjust.works â¨4⊠â¨hours⊠ago
Would it be without leaded bullets?
zxqwas@lemmy.world â¨4⊠â¨hours⊠ago
Donât know what they do over there, but we usually get the lungs and guts out as soon as possible in order to keep the meat from spoiling. Long lived predators that likes to scavenge can develop lead poisoning from those remains if itâs their main source of food.
If confusing with rocks was the main source youâd expect it to be just as common in other birds.