Fresh From Rehab, Brown Pelicans Released Back to the Wild Off California

Published on June 6, 2024

International Bird Rescue has released back into the wild the first Southern California group of 11 rehabilitated brown pelicans that were found starving or injured off California in mid-April, and more pelicans are expected to join them June 6. JD Bergeron, CEO of International Bird Rescue, told City News Service that 11 birds returned to their natural habitat—the first group of some 165 that are being taken care of in Southern California. He described the release as “picture perfect.” “They all came out of their kennels. [They] almost immediately formed a little flying group and landed on the rocks not far away,” Mr. Bergeron said....

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