FLAGSTAFF, Ariz. (AP) — Tests show three rare California condors found dead in northern Arizona last month died because they ingested lead pellets while feeding on carrion.Condor recovery program officials said Monday that the deaths are the first from lead poisoning in three years among condors in Arizona and Utah. The Peregrine Fund recovered the bodies of a female condor, her year-old chick and a young male
Three California condors die of lead poisoning in Arizona
February 22, 2010
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