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Lead Ammunition

Cassie Ferri

TWS updates position statement on lead ammunition

June 23, 2022

The Wildlife Society’s Council renewed and updated the organization’s Lead in Hunting Ammunition and Fishing Tackle position statement that was due to expire later this year. “The Wildlife Society has been a strong leader on …

Conservation News

New bill would ban lead ammunition on refuges

August 4, 2020

A recently introduced bill would prohibit the use of lead ammunition on National Wildlife Refuges. Last month, Ted Lieu (D-Calif.) introduced the “Lead Endangers Animals Daily Act (LEAD)” (H.R. 7547), which would phase in a …

FYI News

Lead ammunition banned for hunting wildlife in California

July 3, 2019

Lead ammunition is now banned for hunting wildlife in California. The new regulation is actually the final phase of a California law passed in 2013. The regulation came about at least in part due to …

David Frey

WSB: Seeking bullets lethal to small mammals, not scavengers

October 30, 2017

At MPG Ranch, a conservation ranch in Montana’s Bitterroot Valley, most of the golden eagles (Aquila chrysaetos) wintering on the property have elevated concentrations of lead in their blood. Much of that probably came from …

Dani Dagan

Minnesota considers non-toxic shot rule amid legislative opposition

April 13, 2016

In an effort to minimize lead deposits on public land, the Minnesota Department of Natural Resources (DNR) is considering banning lead shot for small game on wildlife management areas in the farmland zone. The initial …

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