Important legislation requiring the use of non-lead ammunition for hunting today passed the Assembly by a wide margin. Assembly Bill 711, authored by Assemblymembers Anthony Rendon (D-Lakewood) and Dr. Richard Pan (D-Sacramento), was approved on the Assembly Floor, 44-21. The bill is expected to move next to the Senate Committee on Natural Resources and Water. “Lead [...]

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The Los Angeles Times’ Editorial Board weighs in today in support of Assembly Bill 711, which will require nonlead ammunition for all hunting in California. Audubon California is co-sponsoring this legislation with the Humane Society of the United States and Defenders of Wildlife. Here’s an excerpt: … this is not a measure aimed at curbing [...]

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Our bill to require nonlead ammunition for hunting in California goes before the State Assembly this week. Let your leaders know that you want a YES vote on Assembly Bill 711. For more information about the legislation, visit our website. Share on Facebook

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Our bill to get lead out of the environment is going before the California State Assembly this week. Help the birds get the word out by sending an email to your legislator right now. It’s easy. Share on Facebook

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Great piece about the California Condor and the threat of lead ammunition to both birds and people from Yale Environment 360, which is published by the Yale School of Forestry and Environmental Studies. Share on Facebook

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Important legislation aimed at removing toxic lead from the environment advances to the Assembly Appropriations Committee this Wednesday, May 8. If you live in the district of someone on that Committee, please use the link below to send him or her an email asking for a YES vote on AB 711. Here’s a list of [...]

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The San Jose Mercury News has a great editorial in favor of Assembly Bill 711, which will require nonlead ammunition for all hunting in California. Audubon California is co-sponsoring this legislation with the Humane Society of the United States and Defenders of Wildlife, and we feel it is a vital protection for both birds and [...]

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Proposed legislation that would require the use of non-lead ammunition for all hunting in California today passed its first legislative test. Assembly Bill 711, co-authored by Assemblymembers Anthony Rendon (D-Lakewood) and Dr. Richard Pan (D-Sacramento) sailed through the Assembly’s Water, Parks, and Wildlife Committee. Audubon California is co-sponsoring the bill with the Humane Society of [...]

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We had a great turnout from the public and the press at our media event for Assembly Bill 711 this morning in Sacramento. The star of the show was Tesla, the female Golden Eagle below. Pretty obvious why.   (photo by Jeff Walters) Share on Facebook

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  You can read the full statement from the scientists here. Support Assembly Bill 711, which will require the use of nonlead ammunition for all hunting in California. (thanks to Scott Gibson for the photo) Share on Facebook

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ABC7 has put together a great piece talking about the ongoing threat of lead poisoning from ammunition to endangered California Condors: Share on Facebook

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Late last week, a group of prominent, nationally-renowned scientists in field of lead poisoning released a statement of consensus agreeing that lead from ammunition poses a significant threat to both wildlife and people. The letter opens: We, the undersigned, with scientific expertise in lead and environmental health, endorse the overwhelming scientific evidence on the toxic [...]

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  Big thanks to Chuq Von Rospatch for the Golden Eagle image. Share on Facebook

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Lead from ammunition has made this one sick Golden Eagle. As Veterinarian Vicki Joseph of the Bird and Pet Clinic in Roseville explains, this female bird was lucky to live, and has a lot of treatment ahead of it. Joseph has treated a number of raptors for lead poisoning and is fairly sure that this [...]

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