Study Finds Mercury in Predator Peregrine Falcons

Study Finds Mercury in Predator Peregrine Falcons
In this May 16, 2018, file photo, an adult peregrine falcon circles near its nest on a ledge overlooking Lake Mead in Temple Bar, Ariz. Andrea Cornejo/Las Vegas Review-Journal via AP, File
The Associated Press
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LAS VEGAS—A Nevada wildlife researcher has found that not even the fastest bird on Earth can escape mercury contamination.

The toxic element is turning up in feathers of peregrine falcons from coast to coast, including those at the Lake Mead National Recreation Area, state Department of Wildlife biologist Joe Barnes told the Las Vegas Review-Journal.