Acute Lead Toxicosis via Ingestion of Spent Ammunition in a Free-Ranging Cougar (Puma concolor)

Julia Burco; Anne Mary Myers; Krysten Schuler; Colin Gillin

doi:10.7589/0090-3558-48.1.216

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Julia Burco,^1,* Anne Mary Myers,¹ Krysten Schuler,^2,3 Colin Gillin¹

¹1 Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife, South Willamette Watershed District Office, Corvallis, Ore
²2 US Geological Survey, National Wildlife Health Center, 6006 Schroeder Road, Madison, Wisconsin 537
³3 Current address: Cornell University, College of Veterinary Medicine, 240 Farrier Rd., Ithaca, New

^* Corresponding author (email: Julia.D.Burco@state.or.us)

Abstract

Lead toxicity has long been documented and acknowledged as a significant health issue of water birds and avian scavengers. However, few instances of toxic effects to higher mammalian carnivores have been documented. Here we present an acute case of lead toxicity in a free-ranging cougar (Puma concolor) in Oregon.

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Julia Burco, Anne Mary Myers, Krysten Schuler, and Colin Gillin "Acute Lead Toxicosis via Ingestion of Spent Ammunition in a Free-Ranging Cougar (Puma concolor)," Journal of Wildlife Diseases 48(1), 216-219, (1 January 2012). https://doi.org/10.7589/0090-3558-48.1.216

Received: 18 March 2011; Accepted: 1 September 2011; Published: 1 January 2012

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