Center For Biological Diversity: Keep Toxic Lead Out of Wildlife Refuges

Lead poses a serious poisoning threat to people, wildlife, and the environment — but this dangerous heavy metal is still allowed in hunting ammo and fishing tackle, including ammo used in many national wildlife refuges throughout the United States. Thanks to an agreement between the Center for Biological Diversity and the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, in 2023 the agency finalized a rule banning lead ammo and tackle use in nine more national wildlife refuges, including Rachel Carson in Maine and Blackwater in Maryland. Now the Trump administration has proposed repealing the ban — mere months before it’s supposed to take effect in September. Tell the Service to keep the lead out of national wildlife refuges HERE.