Tests revealed toxic algae killed six sandwich terns at Fort Myers Beach last week. The birds fell ill and died while under care at the Clinic for the Rehabilitation of Wildlife.
During his dawn patrol, Ranger Rob Howell found the sick birds struggling in the sand. This struck him as unusual; he typically spots just one or two ailing birds each month.
“We’ve been getting an increased amount of sandwich terns, many of them from Fort Myers Beach, but also other surrounding areas,” said CROW Medical Director Jessica Comolli, according to Gulf Coast News…