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Case Reports
. 2012 Jan;48(1):216-9.
doi: 10.7589/0090-3558-48.1.216.

Acute lead toxicosis via ingestion of spent ammunition in a free-ranging cougar (Puma concolor)

Julia Burco  1 , Anne Mary Myers, Krysten Schuler, Colin Gillin
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Acute lead toxicosis via ingestion of spent ammunition in a free-ranging cougar (Puma concolor)

Julia Burco et al. J Wildl Dis. 2012 Jan.

Abstract

Lead toxicity has long been documented and acknowledged as a significant health issue of water birds and avian scavengers. However, few instances of toxic effects to higher mammalian carnivores have been documented. Here we present an acute case of lead toxicity in a free-ranging cougar (Puma concolor) in Oregon.

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