songbirds

Mercury on the rise in Catskills songbirds

By Julia Reischel
1/24/12 - 10:05 am

Above: A photo graphic from "Hidden Risk," a new study about the prevalence of mercury in wildlife of the northeastern United States.

A study released by the Biodiveristy Research Institute and the Nature Conservancy today has found that there are "high levels of mercury contamination in songbirds and bats throughout 11 northeastern states."

The study has a big Catskills connection. Anthony DePalma writes in the New York Times today about watching biologist David Evers, one of the lead scientists on the study, sample mercury in Catskills thrushes:  Read more

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