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Posted Fri May 29 2009: from The Spokesman-Review:
Lead bullets targeted for risk to wildlife, game consumers http://apocadocs.com/s.pl?1243633489
 The trend toward restrictions on lead bullets for hunting gained velocity recently: •The Department of Interior in March announcement a plan to ban lead ammunition and fishing gear throughout the National Park System by 2011. (Hunting is allowed in some national parks, preserves and monuments to manage wildlife populations.) •A study published in April provided new evidence that humans and wildlife can be exposed to lead ingestion when eating the meat of game killed with lead bullets. Some shooting and hunting groups are taking stand against the trend.
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Now who woulda thought lead bullets would be risky for wildlife!

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