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Hundreds of California pelicans are mysteriously sick and dying
Hundreds of pelicans are becoming mysteriously sick and dying along the California coastline, baffling experts in the state.
Since May 12, over 200 brown pelicans have been found either sick or already dead. There is currently no solid explanation, although it appears many of them are starving to death.
International Bird Rescue, which is working with the Los Angeles Wildlife Center and the California Department of Fish and Wildlife (CDFW) to rescue the birds, has dubbed the incident the “brown pelican crisis.”
Wildlife Centers have been “inundated” with the birds for weeks, International Bird Rescue said in a statement. Rescue groups have not rescued as many pelicans since 2012.
