Wrong To Focus On Lead In Kite Deaths

Reports of red kites endangered by lead poisoning have been in the national media, but the evidence has been distorted, says BASC

BASC says that a new report into red kite mortality has distorted the evidence to exaggerate the role of lead poisoning as a cause of death.

A study published in the European Journal of Wildlife Research last month includes details of post-mortems and toxicology analysis of 162 red kites found dead in the UK between the years 1989 and 2007.