caa a22 4500 463176243 CHVBK 20180406164827.0 cr unu---uuuuu 170326e20070401xx s 000 0 eng 10.1007/s10336-006-0115-z doi (NATIONALLICENCE)springer-10.1007/s10336-006-0115-z Lead poisoning and heavy metal exposure of golden eagles ( Aquila chrysaetos ) from the European Alps [Elektronische Daten] [Norbert Kenntner, Yvon Crettenand, Hans-Joachim Fünfstück, Martin Janovsky, Frieda Tataruch] Lead poisoning and organ levels of the non-essential heavy metals lead, cadmium and mercury of seven free-ranging golden eagles (Aquila chrysaetos) from the European Alps, and of one 23-year-old captive golden eagle are reported. All birds were found dead or moribund during the years 2000 and 2001 in Austria, Germany and Switzerland. One golden eagle from Switzerland with extraordinarily high lead residues in its liver and kidney was clearly identified as lethally lead poisoned. Another bird from the same region was found still alive and died in a wildlife rehabilitation center, showing lead residues in its organs known for acute lead poisoning with detrimental physiological effects, such as nervous disorders and the inhibition of the hemoglobine synthesis. Concentrations of cadmium, mercury and lead residues in the organs of the other five free-ranging birds, and in the long-lived captive golden eagle, were low and represent the natural background levels in birds of prey of the terrestrial food web. This is the first published report of lead poisoning in golden eagles from Switzerland. Sources for lead poisoning in golden eagles in the Alpine region are discussed. Dt. Ornithologen-Gesellschaft e.V., 2006 Aquila chrysaetos nationallicence Cadmium nationallicence Golden eagle nationallicence Lead poisoning nationallicence Mercury nationallicence Kenntner Norbert Leibniz Institute for Zoo and Wildlife Research, Alfred-Kowalke-Strasse 17, 10315, Berlin, Germany aut Crettenand Yvon Game, Fishery and Wildlife Service, Canton of Valais, Rue de l'Industrie 29, 1951, Sion, Switzerland aut Fünfstück Hans-Joachim Bavarian Environmental Agency/Bird Protection Station Garmisch-Partenkirchen, Gsteigstrasse 43, 82467, Garmisch-Partenkirchen, Germany aut Janovsky Martin Center for Fish and Wildlife Health, Institute of Animal Pathology, University of Berne, 3012, Berne, Switzerland aut Tataruch Frieda Research Institute of Wildlife Ecology, University of Veterinary Medicine Vienna, Savoyenstrasse 1, 1160, Vienna, Austria aut Journal of Ornithology Springer-Verlag 148/2(2007-04-01), 173-177 0021-8375 148:2<173 2007 148 10336 https://doi.org/10.1007/s10336-006-0115-z text/html Onlinezugriff via DOI 1 research-article jats NATIONALLICENCE 856 40 https://doi.org/10.1007/s10336-006-0115-z text/html Onlinezugriff via DOI NATIONALLICENCE 700 1- Kenntner Norbert Leibniz Institute for Zoo and Wildlife Research, Alfred-Kowalke-Strasse 17, 10315, Berlin, Germany aut NATIONALLICENCE 700 1- Crettenand Yvon Game, Fishery and Wildlife Service, Canton of Valais, Rue de l'Industrie 29, 1951, Sion, Switzerland aut NATIONALLICENCE 700 1- Fünfstück Hans-Joachim Bavarian Environmental Agency/Bird Protection Station Garmisch-Partenkirchen, Gsteigstrasse 43, 82467, Garmisch-Partenkirchen, Germany aut NATIONALLICENCE 700 1- Janovsky Martin Center for Fish and Wildlife Health, Institute of Animal Pathology, University of Berne, 3012, Berne, Switzerland aut NATIONALLICENCE 700 1- Tataruch Frieda Research Institute of Wildlife Ecology, University of Veterinary Medicine Vienna, Savoyenstrasse 1, 1160, Vienna, Austria aut NATIONALLICENCE 773 0- Journal of Ornithology Springer-Verlag 148/2(2007-04-01), 173-177 0021-8375 148:2<173 2007 148 10336 Metadata rights reserved Springer special CC-BY-NC licence nationallicence SWISSBIB 114164371 BK010053 XK010053 XK010000 NATIONALLICENCE NATIONALLICENCE NL-springer