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Officials: Mysterious Illness Causing Rash Of Dead Pelicans
KSBW-TV
updated 2:47 p.m. CT, Fri., Jan. 9, 2009
MONTEREY, Calif. - A mysterious illness is continuing to kill brown pelicans along the Central Coast, but officials from WildRescue said Thurdsay they are compiling data about dead or sick pelicans found in other states.
A young pelican was found in the snow at an elevation of 7,200 feet in New Mexico on Dec. 14, which is something that has never been observed before, said Rebecca Dmytryk, of WildRescue.
To date, wildlife officials have received reports about 250 dead or dying pelicans from places such as New Mexico, Oregon and Baja California.
But most of the dead or sick pelicans, however, have been found along the coast of California.
“After speaking with many colleagues, I can say that there is shared concern among wildlife rehabilitators that something odd is going on. This is not a typical die-off,” said Dmytryk, a 27-year veteran of WildlifeRescue.
The pelicans are being found in farm fields and wooded residential areas, roads and even highways.
“I can say without doubt, we have never seen this combination of things, ever,” Dmytryk said.
Another sick pelican found on a doorstep in Catalina Island on Thursday will be admitted to the International Bird Rescue Research Center. The center operates two aquatic bird hospitals in California and is taking in most of the ill birds found along the coast.
Officials believe there are more sick or dead pelicans that have yet to be found.
Officials: Mysterious Illness Causing Rash Of Dead Pelicans
KSBW-TV
updated 2:47 p.m. CT, Fri., Jan. 9, 2009
MONTEREY, Calif. - A mysterious illness is continuing to kill brown pelicans along the Central Coast, but officials from WildRescue said Thurdsay they are compiling data about dead or sick pelicans found in other states.
A young pelican was found in the snow at an elevation of 7,200 feet in New Mexico on Dec. 14, which is something that has never been observed before, said Rebecca Dmytryk, of WildRescue.
To date, wildlife officials have received reports about 250 dead or dying pelicans from places such as New Mexico, Oregon and Baja California.
But most of the dead or sick pelicans, however, have been found along the coast of California.
“After speaking with many colleagues, I can say that there is shared concern among wildlife rehabilitators that something odd is going on. This is not a typical die-off,” said Dmytryk, a 27-year veteran of WildlifeRescue.
The pelicans are being found in farm fields and wooded residential areas, roads and even highways.
“I can say without doubt, we have never seen this combination of things, ever,” Dmytryk said.
Another sick pelican found on a doorstep in Catalina Island on Thursday will be admitted to the International Bird Rescue Research Center. The center operates two aquatic bird hospitals in California and is taking in most of the ill birds found along the coast.
Officials believe there are more sick or dead pelicans that have yet to be found.
