Illegal Drone in Wetlands Forces Adult Terns to Abandon 2,000 Eggs

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By Audrey NakagawaJun 10, 2021, 3:42 pm310 pts
Two illegal drones flew over the Bolsa Chica Ecological Reserve in May, and one crash-landed in the wetlands, causing 3,000 adult terns to flee. The seabirds left behind around 2,000 eggs. "We've never seen such devastation here," said Melissa Loebl, an environmental scientist who manages the Huntington Beach…

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