Common Loon and Chick (IMAGE)

Wildlife Conservation Society

Common Loon and Chick

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According to a long term study by the Wildlife Conservation Society, the BioDiversity Research Institute, and others, common loons with elevated levels of environmental mercury become sluggish parents, raising fewer chicks to adulthood.

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Nina Schoch

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