Wildside Rehabilitation and Education Center in Eaton Rapids has taken in 4 bald eagles with lead poisoning in the past 4 weeks — and has 3 of them pass away.
- Wildside Rehabilitation and Education Center in Eaton Rapids has lost 3 of 4 bald eagles to lead poisoning in the past 4 weeks.
- Executive Director Louise Sagaert says lead ammunition used in deer hunting is the likely cause.
- Sagaert is calling for a ban on lead ammunition and urging hunters to switch to copper.
Louise Sagaert, founder and executive director of Wildside Rehabilitation and Education Center, says lead ammunition used in deer hunting is likely to blame and is calling for a ban.
WATCH: Lead poisoning kills 3 bald eagles in 4 weeks at Eaton Rapids wildlife center
Lead poisoning kills 3 bald eagles in 4 weeks at Eaton Rapids wildlife center
“We have lost 3 out of 4 bald eagles.”
Sagaert has spent 30 years on the front lines of wildlife rehabilitation in Eaton Rapids. She says bald eagles are among the most meaningful animals she works with…