Brown pelicans are starving across California. Wildlife experts think they know why

JD Bergeron felt the dread return this spring when worried volunteers kept showing up at International Bird Rescue’s wildlife facilities with starving brown pelicans.

It’s happening again, Bergeron thought.

For the third time in four years, brown pelicans around California appear to be ailing. Over the past month, more than 100 malnourished and struggling birds have been brought to the nonprofit’s Bay Area and Southern California wildlife centers, said Bergeron, International Bird Rescue’s CEO…

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