Outgoing Fish And Wildlife Director Orders Lead Ammunition Banned In National Parks, Wildlife Refuges

By James England

WASHINGTON, D.C. — Just days before President Obama’s administration left, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Director Dan Ashe issued a ban on lead ammunition in some national parks. This was enacted on his last day as the director.

Lands administered by the Fish and Wildlife Service — including any wildlife refuge or national park designated as such — is included in this ban. Fishing tackle that uses lead weights is also part of the regulation.

The toxicity of the lead found in shotgun buckshot and bullets on wildlife was cited as the main reason for the ammunition ban. This would not extend to bullets or shells loaded with non-leaded material such as copper.

via Washington Free Beacon

“The use of lead ammunition continues for other forms of hunting, presenting an ongoing risk to upland or terrestrial migratory birds and other species that ingest spent shot directly from the ground or as a result of predating or scavenging carcasses that have been killed with lead ammunition and left in the field” Ashe’s order said. “Many states have enacted nontoxic shot and ammunition requirements to address this concern.”

If this order isn’t rescinded with the incoming administration, it would mean that anyone hunting or fishing …Read the Rest

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