"Personally, I'm dubious about the validity of the deal with California's condors, for that matter. "
I'm with you. A few years ago, I came across a copy of the report used when they first outlawed lead in southern California. Seems like only one bird was conclusively kiled by lead poisoning.
The rest may have had some lead levels but most bird had guts full of beer can tabs, silvery gum wrappers and other bits of shiney stuff. They couldn't admit to that to further there agenda so they lied. Wish I could find that report again.
Now it's going through the California legislature to ban lead bullets state wide.
It's passed one part of their legislature and almost guaranteed to pass the other half and Governor Moonbeam has said he will sign it. And people told my I was nuts back in 1970 when I fled California for good. Yeah, crazy like a fox.
Paul B.