The California Fish and Game Commission passed the regulations to phase-out lead ammunition at today's hearing. Today's decision implements Assembly Bill 711, which Audubon California co-sponsored in 2013 with Defenders of Wildlife and the Humane Society of the United States. The vote was unanimous and a great victory for vulnerable birds like the California Condor and the Golden Eagle. California is the first state to commit to protecting wildlife by phasing out lead. In the photo above are Pamela Flick of Defenders of Wildlife, Juan Altamirano of Audubon California, and Jennifer Fearing representing Humane Society of the United States.
By Daniela Ogden
HOTSPOT: Flyover of California's Birds and Biodiversity
California is a global biodiversity hotspots, with one of the greatest concentrations of living species on Earth.