Suit: Lead Ammo in Carrion Kills Condors

December 1st, 2006 in Space & Earth / Environment
Suit: Lead Ammo in Carrion Kills Condors (AP)

A two-year old male California condor soars in the Ventana Wilderness Sanctuary, Thursday, April 5, 2001, near Big Sur, Calif. A coalition of environmentalists, hunters and American Indians sued state wildlife regulators Thursday, Nov. 1, 2006, for allowing lead ammunition to poison endangered California condors. (AP Photo/Ben Margot, Pool)

(AP) -- Advocates for the California condor sued state wildlife regulators for allowing lead hunting ammunition despite concerns that the rare birds can die after eating carcasses contaminated with the pellets.

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