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As trumpeter swans die, Minnesota lawmakers consider banning lead jigs and fishing tackle

As trumpeter swans die, Minnesota lawmakers consider banning lead jigs and fishing tackle
Greg Stanley, Star Tribune
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Two state lawmakers from Maplewood, with the strong support of north metro watershed districts, have again introduced legislation to remove toxic lead from fishing tackle. Waterfowl including swans confuse lead sinkers for stones, consume them as part of digestion and die. The problem plays out every winter as swans, like these that winter by the dozens on the.
MINNEAPOLIS State lawmakers are looking at banning lead fishing tackle, targeting the most common sinkers and jigs on the market.
The small bits of lead, which have been building up on lake bottoms for decades, are poisoning and killing trumpeter swans, loons, bald eagles and other wildlife. ....

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As trumpeter swans die, Minnesota lawmakers consider banning lead jigs and fishing tackle

As trumpeter swans die, Minnesota lawmakers consider banning lead jigs and fishing tackle
Educational campaigns about toxic effects in lakes have had little effect.
February 24, 2021 11:02am
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State lawmakers are looking at banning lead fishing tackle, targeting the most common sinkers and jigs on the market.
The small bits of lead, which have been building up on lake bottoms for decades, are poisoning and killing trumpeter swans, loons, bald eagles and other wildlife.
Swans and loons are especially vulnerable to lead poisoning from tackle, diving to the bottoms of lakes to scoop up small slip shots and other sinkers as if they were gravel to grind up and help digest their food. ....

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Bird deaths fuel push for Minnesota lead tackle ban

Bird deaths fuel push for Minnesota lead tackle ban
Fishing tackle killing popular waterfowl
February 5, 2021 8:21pm
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The open water channels around Sucker Lake in northern Ramsey County make it a popular winter spot for dozens of majestic trumpeter swans and other waterfowl.
It s also a popular public drive-up fishing spot, which is proving a fatal combination as birds consume lost lead fishing tackle.
Scientists including one who has recovered 17 dead swans near Sucker and Vadnais lakes in Vadnais Heights are joining Minnesota lawmakers in a call to ban lead in fishing tackle to protect swans, loons, eagles and other wildlife. Though similar efforts have stalled over the years amid opposition from anglers and hunters, advocates say they re hopeful this time will be different. ....

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