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Groton Daily Independent
Friday, Oct. 27, 2017 ~ Vol. 25 - No. 110 ~ 14 of 48
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Information from: The Daily Republic, http://www.mitchellrepublic.com
Wildlife center admits 43rd bald eagle patient this year
WAYNESBORO, Va. (AP) — Hunters using lead ammunition are posing real harm to bald eagles.
The Wildlife Center of Virginia has admitted its 43rd bald eagle patient of the year, a grim record for single-year admissions during the center’s 35-year history.
Of cials say nearly 70 percent of the eagles admitted had measurable amounts of lead in their blood. Six had lead levels too high for the center’s in-house lead analyzer to measure.
Bald eagles can ingest small fragments of lead ammunition as they scavenge deer carcasses or other animals that have been shot. A lead fragment the size of a grain of rice can kill a bald eagle.
The center has been encouraging hunters to stop using lead-based ammunition.
Thursday’s Scores By The Associated Press
PREP FOOTBALL
Class 11AAA
Quarter nal
Brandon Valley 35, Rapid City Stevens 17 Sioux Falls O’Gorman 21, Aberdeen Central 14 Sioux Falls Roosevelt 30, Watertown 16
Sioux Falls Washington 56, Rapid City Central 24
Class 9AA
Quarter nal
Gregory 24, Wolsey-Wessington 8
Irene-Wakonda 42, Garretson 28
Kimball/White Lake 30, Bon Homme 6 Miller/Highmore-Harrold 40, Arlington/Lake Preston 24
Class 11AA
Quarter nal
Harrisburg 27, Huron 8 Mitchell 41, Sturgis Brown 12 Pierre 35, Brookings 14
Class 9A
Quarter nal
Britton-Hecla 32, Canistota/Freeman 20 Corsica/Stickney 54, Timber Lake 0 Howard 34, Avon 0
Warner 53, Lyman 0
Class 11A
Quarter nal
Dakota Valley 58, Pine Ridge 0 Madison 43, Tea Area 0 Milbank 55, Todd County 0