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Article: Biologists Attempt Rescue Of Baby Peregrine Falcons From Western Span Of The San Francisco-Oakland Bay Bridge
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- US Fed News Service, Including US State News
- Article date:
- May 19, 2008
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Pacific Gas and Electric issued the following news release:
Biologists with the University of California Santa Cruz Predatory Bird Research Group (SCPBRG) today will attempt a daring rescue of peregrine falcon eyases from underneath the San Francisco-Oakland Bay Bridge. Because bridges are lethal locations for fledging birds, the rescue effort is critical to ensure the endangered falcons have a better chance of survival.
"We've been watching the adults closely, and we know that hatching has occurred," said Glenn Stewart, program manager for the UC Santa Cruz Predatory Bird Research Group. "We want to rescue the babies before they fledge into the water or onto the roadway."
Rescuers won't ...
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