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Volunteers found large debris like tires, and also "microtrash," which is harmful to wildlife,
CBS 5 - San Francisco Bay Area's source for news, weather, traffic and sports 2010
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The sources are lead bullets and "microtrash" in the condors 'habitat, the report found.
ScrippsNews - current events, culture, commentary, community 2008
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But microtrash really only impacts the young condors, so lead still rules as the number one problem for condors of all ages.
New Times News 2010
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The condor is not in the clear yet: lead poisoning persists, why parents feed their chicks microtrash remains a mystery, and it's unknown whether the wildlife remaining can produce sufficient carrion.
New Times News 2010
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Until the start of the nest-guarding program, microtrash was responsible for numerous wild chick deaths; from
New Times News 2010
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The condor is not in the clear yet: lead poisoning persists, why parents feed their chicks microtrash remains a mystery, and it's unknown whether the wildlife remaining can produce sufficient carrion.
New Times News 2010
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Until the start of the nest-guarding program, microtrash was responsible for numerous wild chick deaths; from
New Times News 2010
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Today, if a chick is found with microtrash in its crop, the nest entry team will try to "milk" it out of its esophagus.
New Times News 2010
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But microtrash really only impacts the young condors, so lead still rules as the number one problem for condors of all ages.
New Times News 2010
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More immediately perplexing to Brandt, however, is the mystery of microtrash, the nickel - to quarter-sized pieces of glass, metal, plastic, and ceramic that almost all parent condors try to feed their young.
New Times News 2010
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