Testing, 1,2...

Mar 14, 2020

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Testing, 1,2... 
Student, hard at work. under the watchful eye of chemist Jim Killarney
Hi all,
Sorry it's been a while since you got an update on this project. Been a lot going on. We have had students out in the field collecting waterfowl samples and beavering away in the lab extracting lead from tissue samples. 
We've also spent some time prioritizing species from two angles - species that may be at risk of being impacted by lead poisoning, but which maybe haven't received as much attention in the past, and also sentinel species ones that can really help us learn a lot about lead in the environment, due to their habitats, behaviors or perhaps our ability to sample them repeatedly.
Stay tuned for more exciting developments and thank you, as always, for your support.
Tristan and the CWS team. 

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About This Project

Building an active surveillance system for lead in Northeastern wildlife

Center for Wildlife Studies

Many species of wildlife are exposed to lead in the environment, sometimes with devastating consequences. Some impacts are highly visible and well-documented, but many lesser-known species may be heavily impacted by lead poisoning too. Active surveillance is used to minimize the harms of lead poisoning, particularly in children. We aim to develop a system of active surveillance for lead poisoning in wildlife based on wildlife rehabilitation patients and hunter-harvested waterfowl.