Scientists find mercury threatens next generation of loons

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According to a long term study by the Wildlife Conservation Society the BioDiversity Research Institute and others common loons with elevated levels of environmental mercury become sluggish parents raising fewer chicks to adulthood. Credit: Nina Scho ...
According to a long term study by the Wildlife Conservation Society, the BioDiversity Research Institute, and others, common loons with elevated levels of environmental mercury become sluggish parents, raising fewer chicks to adulthood. Credit: Nina Schoch

A long-term study by the Wildlife Conservation Society, the BioDiversity Research Institute, and other organizations has found and confirmed that environmental mercury—much of which comes from human-generated emissions—is impacting both the health and reproductive success of common loons in the Northeast.


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