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The bald eagle population is growing rapidly in North America, but golden eagle populations are stable or declining at best, their populations are at about 30,000 … any amount of suppression is something that is going to raise eyebrows. The findings of the study have renewed calls among conservationists, pleading with hunters to use non-lead ammunition.The federal government bannedlead ammunition in hunting waterfowl in 1991. A number of states enforce their own regulations on top of that. California banned the use of lead bullets by hunters 2019. 2021 WAS SAFEST HUNTING SEASON EVER FOR THIS US STATE Chris Parish, president of the Peregrine Fund, believes most hunters do n’t know about the toxic effects of lead. He co-founded the North American Non-Lead Partnership to educate hunters and encourage them to voluntarily switch to alternative ammunitions that do n’t use lead – like copper bullets.