SOAR News & Notes

Another Conservation Board Approves use of Lead-free Shot and Tackle in Areas

3 March 2016

Press release from the Pottawattamie County Conservation Board: “The Pottawattamie County Conservation Board will be requiring the use of non-toxic shot and tackle on its hunting & fishing areas within…

Ocean Mysteries: Plight of the condors

2 April 2015

This clip first aired on 7 February 2015 and is now on Hulu… sorry there are ads… Steve Corwin and crew visit the Ventana Wildlife Society condor recovery area in…

Position Statements on Lead in Ammunition

1 February 2015

Health Risks in Lead-Based Ammunition Scientific experts in lead and environmental health have published both a consensus statement and an editorial encouraging the reduction of lead-based ammunition used with the…

United Nations Environment Program meeting

2 January 2015

The Eleventh Meeting of the Conference of the Parties to the UN Convention on Migratory Species of Wild Animals adopted a resolution urging the phase-out of lead ammunition in all…