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# Unleaded | WILD HOPE
- URL: https://www.cascadepbs.org/show/nature/specials/unleaded-wild-hope-lnkivy/
- Published: 2024-11-20T20:15:51.000Z
- Updated: 2025-08-21T11:37:01.000Z
- Description: Golden eagles are declining due to an unlikely poison: lead ammunition left behind by game hunters.
- Author: Cascade PBS Staff
- Tags: Nature, #ZZZ_Show_1b3b1a16-4d15-417c-9287-bc59a89e1201, #geo-us, #v1.7, #ZZZ_Special_c02a416e-628d-4110-8110-5a3dd8c92a9e, #special

Golden eagles are one of the largest raptors in North America, and their numbers are declining due to an unlikely poison: lead ammunition left behind by game hunters. Eagles scavenge on animal remains contaminated by lead bullets, so conservationists are proposing a radical solution: getting hunters to go lead-free.