A pelican’s tragic death brought residents of a Colorado neighborhood together in an attempt to keep other animals safe from discarded fishing line.
What’s happening?
In the Golden Ponds neighborhood of Longmont, a town about 30 miles north of Denver, discarded fishing line has become so common that one local resident fills up bags with the litter every day, CBS News reported.
But even despite the efforts of that concerned citizen, Anna Rivas, local wildlife still got entangled in the trash.
“Percy, our little pelican, got it wrapped around his wing,” Rivas told CBS News. “He ended up being unable to fly…