REGINA --
Salthaven West Wildlife Rehabilitation and Education Centre is warning hunters of the dangers of using lead bullets, after two bald eagles found near Alameda in December died from lead poisoning.
Megan Lawrence, Salthaven's centre manager, said the birds arrived a few days apart and were both very sick and weak. Work was done to try and save the birds, but they died from poisoning.
“We knew that there was at least a couple of dead coyotes in the area that we suspect someone had shot with lead. And when they’re left out there, eagles are scavengers by nature,” Lawrence said. “We suspect that they ingested some lead from those carcasses. Even a small amount is toxic, so it had gotten into their system and poisoned them.”