There is only one solution to this problem ... and you gun nuts ain't going to like it!
There is only one solution to this problem ... and you gun nuts ain't going to like it!
The extinction of species is as natural as the death of individuals and just as certain. As with an individual you might be able to prolong its life but ultimately there is nothing you can do to prevent the end of it.
Left-wingers say EVERYTHING is the fault of humans. Right-wingers say EVERYTHING scientists say is a Commie-Muslim plot. A pox on both houses.
Nice picture of two buzzards right there.
They’re picking the bones of our nation as I type...
the birds still suffer from lead poisoning caused by scavenging the carcasses of animals shot with lead-based ammunition. Unless this source of lead is eliminated, the “birds will never survive without human help, a new study finds.
Unlike many other carrion eaters, condors feed predominantly on the remains of large animals, which are more likely to have been shot than roadkill or small animals partially eaten by larger ones. Even small amounts of lead can affect the nervous system and kidneys of birds, mammals, and humans. In condors, high levels of lead can shut down the digestive system, causing the birds to starve.”
http://news.sciencemag.org/sciencenow/2012/06/scavenged-bullets-dooming-condor.html
In the process of eating a carcass, a condor could actually swallow a bullet itself. Even if it doesn’t, the meat itself has lead poisoning. But go on believing it’s just a Commie-Muslim plot to take your shootin irons away.