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| Get The Lead Out Lead-Free Fishing Tackle Campaign |
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Toxins in your Tackle BoxThe "Let's Get The Lead Out" Program, is an initiative designed to reduce toxic lead fishing tackle from accumulating in the environment where it is responsible for the deaths of millions of birds and other wildlife annually. Loons, eagles, swans and waterfowl are especially vulnerable. Lead is very harmful to all living things, including people and it threatens our water quality.Lead (Pb) is a neuro-toxin which attacks the nervous system and can lead to blindness, decreased reproductivity, seizures and death. Lead is fatal to loons and other aquatic birds. |
Campaign OriginsThe MLCA is very pleased to join the efforts of the Wolfe Lake Association. They created this award winning program to help anglers learn how to protect wildlife from the deadly affects of lead. The utimate goal, of course, is to get lead tackle banned for Fishing in Ontario and Canada. The lakes of McKellar brings the number of participating lakes in Ontario to 40. We are grateful for the support of the Wolfe Lake Association. They have allowed us to use all of their materials in order for us to further this significant work. The Wolfe Lake website, FishLeadFree.ca, is an excellent resource. Did You Know?
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