Roseate Spoonbills in flight (photo by Germán Leyva).

Pharmaceutical Diclofenac found in Wading Bird Eggs

Human and livestock pharmaceuticals are increasingly entering ecosystems as contaminants, leading to a multitude of known and unknown impacts on environmental and wildlife health.

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Great Blue Heron nest with eggs (photo courtesy of Jaqueline García Hernández).

Effects of Dredging on Heavy Metal Concentrations

An increase in heavy metal concentrations was detected in wading bird eggs after dredging activity in the Tóbari Bay lagoon system in southern Sonora, Mexico.

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