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25 January 2026 / CHEK / Jeff Lawrence
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Lead poisoning suspected in second eagle death as vet warns of hidden risk

Nanaimo, British Columbia, Canada

A Nanaimo veterinarian treated two bald eagles in one week—one with a gunshot wound and another that ingested lead fragments from a carcass and was euthanized—warning that lead ammunition poses a hidden risk to scavenging raptors on Vancouver Island.


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