More than 80% of bald and golden eagles in the US have RAT POISON in their systems, study shows
04/16/2021 / By Arsenio Toledo
A new study involving an examination of dead bald and golden eagles collected between 2014 and 2018 found that more than 80 percent of them had rat poison in their systems. This has greatly alarmed scientists, who are concerned that it may lead to the decrease of their population.
The study from the University of Georgia (UGA) examined the carcasses of 116 bald eagles and 17 golden eagles. The scientists found that 96 of the 116 bald eagles and 13 of the 17 golden eagles were exposed to rat poison.
The bodies of the birds were collected by 18 different wildlife management agencies all over the country. This showed the scientists that this is a national problem. (Related: North American bird populations pivotal to pest control and seed dispersion have decreased by 29% in the last 49 years.)
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