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Lead poisons '100,000 birds annually' [1]

About 100,000 wetland birds are killed every year from poisoning by discarded lead ammunition, say scientists.

Publication Date: 
27/11/2015
BBC (UK) [2]
Tags:
Wildlife [3], Birds [4], Lead [5], Heavy Metals [6], United Kingdom (UK) [7], European Union (EU) [8], Health Effects [9], Scientists [10]

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[4] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/birds
[5] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/lead
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[8] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/european-union-eu
[9] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/health-effects
[10] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/scientists