/ Condors Content for 51³Ô¹ÏºÚÁÏ Davis en /news/10-animals-uc-davis-working-save-extinction <p>From fish to fowl, and cougars to condors, 51³Ô¹ÏºÚÁÏ Davis research plays a key role in protecting animals from species extinction. Here are 10 animals 51³Ô¹ÏºÚÁÏ Davis is working&nbsp;to save.</p> April 21, 2016 - 4:00pm Katherine E Kerlin /news/10-animals-uc-davis-working-save-extinction /news/condors-greater-independence-have-higher-lead-levels <p>As California condors return from the brink of extinction, the threat of lead poisoning persists, particularly for older, more independent condors, according to a study led by the University of California, Davis.</p> <p>Researchers evaluated blood lead levels in wild condors over the past 15 years where the condor, the largest flying bird in North America, has been re-introduced to its previous range from Southern California to the Central Coast.</p> December 04, 2014 - 9:05am IET WebDev /news/condors-greater-independence-have-higher-lead-levels /news/two-new-studies-link-hunting-lead-scavenger-birds <p>Two new 51³Ô¹ÏºÚÁÏ Davis studies add scientific evidence that hunters’ lead ammunition often finds its way into carrion-eating birds, such as eagles and turkey vultures.</p> <p>These scavenger species often take advantage of animal remains left behind when a hunter cleans a kill or when a shot deer or wild pig escapes the hunter but dies later.</p> <p>However, when the remains contain lead shot pellets or bullet fragments, the scavenger birds can develop lead poisoning, which can cause inability to fly, starvation, anemia, blindness, seizures and death.</p> April 06, 2011 - 12:00am IET WebDev /news/two-new-studies-link-hunting-lead-scavenger-birds