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Originally Posted by tis
OH NO! I hate hearing that! I thought the lead sinkers are illegal, now, are they not? In any case, I hope the fishermen will stop using them.
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It's possible the lead sinker was at the bottom of the lake for 25-years before being scooped up by a loon. The sinkers have been banned for a while so over time the incidence of loon deaths caused by lead will decrease. I wouldn't worry too much about a loon here or there dying from lead. Unfortunately it happens, but this factor in itself isn't going to decimate the loon population.