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Changing Cultural Norms and Attitudes: Our Recent Outreach Efforts
Wildlife, Education, Training Merav Ben-David, PhD Wildlife, Education, Training Merav Ben-David, PhD

Changing Cultural Norms and Attitudes: Our Recent Outreach Efforts

“You know, looking at your pull-up posters really makes me uneasy. When I asked myself why, I realized it was because I had no idea about any of these awful animal cruelty cases. Thanks for educating me and for what you do”. It was one of many similar comments I received recently while staffing a booth at the annual meeting of The Wildlife Society in Sheridan, Wyoming.

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A Good Bullet Should Kill Just Once
Wildlife, Education Suzanne Luhr Wildlife, Education Suzanne Luhr

A Good Bullet Should Kill Just Once

Hundreds of peer-reviewed scientific articles exist on the impacts on wildlife of lead poisoning from lead-based bullets, lead shot, and fishing tackle. The insidious, long-term impacts of lead poisoning have been known for centuries. Lead in paint and children’s toys has been regulated in the U.S. for years. But lead ammunition and tackle remain largely unregulated. Lead poisoning was first identified as a disease in wild birds in an 1842.

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