[h=1]Hunters urged to switch to copper ammo after bald eagle dies of lead poisoning[/h]
[h=3]Sick bird found by Department of Natural Resources worker Christmas Eve in Cape Breton[/h] By Elizabeth Chiu,
CBC News Posted: Dec 29, 2016 6:44 AM AT Last Updated: Dec 29, 2016 6:44 AM AT
The veterinarian and founder of the Cobequid Wildlife Rehabilitation Centre is frustrated after a bald eagle died Tuesday from lead poisoning that measured at "over maximum toxicity" levels.
The sick bird, believed to be a female, was found by a Department of Natural Resources worker in Cape Breton and rushed by a relay of volunteers to Helene Van Doninck's eagle pen in Hilden, N.S, on Christmas Eve.
"It was in bad shape," said Van Doninck, a specialist in the rehabilitation of birds of prey. "It was cold, and skinny, and not moving, and breathing funny, and doing all the lead signs."
[h=2]'It's sad and it's unnecessary'...[/h]
