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Condors Soar!
October 13, 2007
Posted by Andrew Wetzler in Saving Wildlife and Wild Places
Kate, you must have worked some voodoo magic with that last post, because this morning Govenor Swarzenneger signed the Ridley-Tree Condor Preservation Act. The law, introduced by State Assemblyman Pedro Nava, bans the use of center-fire lead ammunition when taking big game or coyotes in California condor habitat. While big game and coyotes are not the only sources of lead to which condors are exposed--small mammals, such as ground squirrels, and upland birds are also a problem, the passage of the Nava bill is a major step forward.
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John Platt — Oct 15 2007 03:49 PM
This is great news. Now all we need to do is ban lead ammo *everywhere.*