A mysterious epidemic of starving brown pelicans has hit Southern California, with corpses dotting the coastline and experts scratching their heads. According to a statement obtained by LAist, wildlife officials are baffled by the significant number of brown pelicans starving despite an abundance of fish, these feathered scavengers “diving but coming up empty,” as Debbie McGuire, executive director of the Wetlands and Wildlife Care Center in Huntington Beach, put it.