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In 1990 and 1994, two males of Golden Eagles were found with small lead particles in their stomachs. Both individuals died soon after they had been taken sitting on the soil in bad condition. There are some findings of dead eagles in the same area which showed no sign of having been injured. The two cases of presumed lead poisoning coincide with intense efforts to reduce the number of ChamoixRupicapra rupicapra by hunting. The bullets used contain a nucleus of lead and eagles were seen taking the entrails of the shot chamoix.
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Bezzel, E., Fünfstück, H.J. Alpine SteinadlerAquila chrysaetos durch Bleivergiftung gefährdet?. J Ornithol 136, 294–296 (1995). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF01651299
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