January
13th 2009
Posted under local birds
In the last month, hundreds of sick and disoriented brown pelicans have been discovered along the West Coast from Southern California to Oregon. Researchers are still trying to determine the exact cause of the widespread and mysterious illness.
If you encounter a sick, disoriented or dead pelican, please call the California Wildlife Hotline at 866-WILD-911. Read more about the sudden illness of pelicans on the West Coast.
John Pritchard on 21 Mar 2009 at 8:48 pm #
There was a recent report that did much to explain the loss of water repellancy from proteins produced by red tide micro organisms. The people who were sure that this was caused by the spraying of the pheromone to stop the light brown apple moth are upset that their theory has been challenged.