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Recently the University of Montana, under the direction of Erik Green, visited Grant-Kohrs Ranch and performed biological testing on osprey fledglings. Ospreys feed exclusively on fish which makes them a good indicator of contaminants in aquatic systems. Blood was taken from the fledglings and their talons were swabbed by a geneticist to determine the local food source. In previous years, the blood sample contained concentrations of mercury and selenium.
Posted on: Sat, 16 Aug 2014 23:00:00 +0000

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