AUDUBON CALIFORNIA NEWS August 2013

AB 711 will help eradicate a significant source of lead in environment

Health experts and children’s advocates from all over California have joined Audubon California and a growing coalition in support of AB 711, legislation requiring the use of non-lead ammunition in hunting. The bill was approved on the Assembly Floor, 44-21 on May 16 and passed overwhelmingly in the Senate Committee on Natural Resources and Water. It awaits action in the Senate Appropriations Committee. In this video, a vet talks about how lead kills birds:

Other stuff to check out:

• Is your your city the most bird-friendly in California?
• 14 year-old master birder and Audubon volunteer wins scholarship
• A California Towhee for the ages

Peregrine Falcon, Ann Ranlet. Scratchboard. www.annran.com.

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