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Lead Ammunition
- A Thread to Birds and Humans - April
2010 UPDATED 8/14/10
An effort is underway to replace a significant
source of lead in the environment—
hunting ammunition.
Lead is a known toxic substance with serious
health effects for humans and wildlife
alike, including neurological damage, retarded
growth and cognitive development,
sensory loss, behavioral impacts, and
death. Recognition of the dangers from
lead has brought about its removal from
paint, gasoline, food containers, plumbing,
inks, toys, and other sources of exposure. |
Read
the article by Andy Mason, published in
the April 2010 issue of New
York Birders
NEW 8/14/10 Read
the draft resolution on Lead Ammunition to be voted on by NYSOA member club delegates at the Annual Meeting on 10/23/10.
Projected Effects of Climate
Change
on High Elevation
Forests - January
2010 POSTED 3/3/10
There are already many observable changes
rapidly occurring in the North Country of New
York as a result of climate change: ice cover
occurs much later in the fall and melts earlier in
the spring; average winter temperatures are increasing
(The Adirondack Atlas, by Jerry Jenkins,
documents a 3.5 degree Fahrenheit winter
warm-up in the Adirondacks between 1895 and
1999); there is less snow and more rain; spring
temperatures are warming (black fly populations
appear to be declining as a result); several
bird species’ breeding ranges have expanded
north; and with more open running water in the
winter, species such as Bald Eagles and Belted
Kingfishers are now often observed. |
Read
the article by Joan Collins, published in
the January 2010 issue of New
York Birders
Grassland Management and Protection - July
2009 POSTED 12/31/09
According to the 2009 State of the Birds Report released by Interior Secretary Ken Salazar, grassland birds are among the fastest and most consistently declining birds in North America.
Since most grassland habitat in the United
States is privately owned, the U.S. Fish and
Wildlife Service is offering grants for landowners
to enhance or restore critical grassland habitat
for wildlife through its Landowner Incentive
Program. |
Read
the complete article by Joan Collins, published in
the July 2009 issue of New
York Birders |
Last
Updated 3/3/10
