Hundreds of ‘emaciated’ and stranded pelicans turn up along California coast

State’s department of fish and wildlife says the brown pelicans are showing signs of malnutrition, but that the cause is still unclearHundreds of starving and stranded brown pelicans have turned up along the California coast in recent weeks in what wildlife advocates have described as a “crisis”.In Newport Beach in southern California, lifeguards came upon two dozen sick pelicans on a pier last week. The Wetlands and Wildlife Care Center in Huntington Beach, the non-profit caring for the animals, said they have treated more than 100 other birds who were anemic, dehydrated and extremely underweight. Continue reading...

May 14, 2024 - 01:30
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Hundreds of ‘emaciated’ and stranded pelicans turn up along California coast

State’s department of fish and wildlife says the brown pelicans are showing signs of malnutrition, but that the cause is still unclear

Hundreds of starving and stranded brown pelicans have turned up along the California coast in recent weeks in what wildlife advocates have described as a “crisis”.

In Newport Beach in southern California, lifeguards came upon two dozen sick pelicans on a pier last week. The Wetlands and Wildlife Care Center in Huntington Beach, the non-profit caring for the animals, said they have treated more than 100 other birds who were anemic, dehydrated and extremely underweight. Continue reading...

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