close Video Nearly half of America’s bald eagles suffer from lead poisoning A new study suggests that bald eagles are being poisoned by lead bullet fragments at an alarming rate. NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles!... CLEVELAND, Ohio – The bald eagle population is being poisoned by lead at an alarming rate. Across the U.S., bald and golden eagles are repeatedly exposed to lead, according to new research.... Bald eagles were near extinction by the 1960s because of a now-banned pesticide

“ It’s sort of stunning that nearly 50% of them are getting repeatedly exposed to lead.” Lead is a neurotoxin that even in low doses impairs an eagle’s balance and stamina, reducing its ability to fly, hunt and reproduce.... “ A lead fragment the size of the end of a pin is large enough to cause mortality in an eagle.... The AP is solely responsible for all content....