“…Because AFWA members are state, provincial, and federal fish and wildlife agencies in the United States and Canada, their policies, and the science gathered to inform those policies, play a significant role in how and where lead hunting ammunition is regulated. Hanley et al (2023) provide an evaluation of the long‐term effects of lead ingestion on a bald eagle ( Haliaeetus leucocephalus ) population in New York, describing how lead poisoning likely dampened the rate of increase in population size.…”