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3,000 eggs abandoned after drone scares birds in California

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HUNTINGTON BEACH, Calif. (AP) — Some 3,000 elegant tern eggs were abandoned at a Southern California nesting island after a drone crashed and scared off the birds, a newspaper reported Friday. Two drones were flown illegally over the Bolsa Chica Ecological Reserve in Huntington Beach in May and one of them went down in the wetlands, The Orange County Register said.

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3,000 eggs abandoned after drone scares birds in California

Some 3,000 elegant tern eggs were abandoned at a Southern California nesting island after a drone crashed and scared off the birds, a newspaper reported Friday. Two drones were flown illegally over the Bolsa Chica Ecological Reserve in Huntington Beach in May and one of them went down in the wetlands, The Orange County Register said. Now, during the month when the white birds would be overseeing their eggs as they begin to hatch, the sand is l…

3 years ago·Los Angeles, United States

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The Guardian

Frightened terns abandon 3,000 eggs after drone illegally crashes on beach

Departure marks one of the largest-scale abandonments of eggs ever at coastal site north of San Diego

3 years ago·London, United Kingdom

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3,000 eggs abandoned after drone scares birds in California

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3,000 eggs abandoned after drone scares birds in California

Some 3,000 elegant tern eggs were abandoned at a Southern California nesting island after a drone crashed and scared off the birds

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Graffiti, Litter Plaguing Huntington Beach's Bolsa Chica Ecological Reserve; Elegant Tern Eggs Abandoned After Drone Crash

HUNTINGTON BEACH (CBSLA) — Fish and Wildlife officials say an increase in visitors to the Bolsa Chica Ecological Reserve in Huntington Beach has led to a rise in vandalism, trash and incidents like the crashing of a drone that caused thousands of elegant terns to abandon their nest site.(credit: California Department Of Fish And Wildlife)The nearly 1,500-acre Bolsa Chica Ecological Reserve is home to 800 species of plants and animals, 23 of whic…

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3,000 eggs abandoned after drone scares birds in California

Some 3,000 elegant tern eggs were abandoned at a Southern California nesting island after a drone crashed and scared off the birds, a newspaper has reported.

3 years ago·Ireland

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