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Of Bird Diets, Dangers, and Delinquents

10,000 Birds

Yep, at the Dred Scott Bird Sanctuary. San Francisco aims to study and deter birdstrikes ; participants can earn “bird-friendly resident” honors. The USFWS (along with another federal agency) is facing a lawsuit that blames solar-power plants for killing endangered Yuma Clapper Rails and other birds.

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At Least Five Dead Whales Around Bay Area

Critter News

It looks like they are getting killed by ships as they try to eat krill. We're definitely seeing an increase in ship strikes - it's awful," said Mary Jane Schramm, spokeswoman for the Gulf of the Farallones National Marine Sanctuary. Tags: california san francisco marine life marine animals whales krill. Really sad.

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