Fairfield Rescue Center In Need Of Help To Care For Starving Brown Pelicans

CBS Bay Area

May 1, 2025

In 2024, wildlife rescuers were alarmed by the sudden appearance of hundreds of emaciated brown pelicans. Now, 12 months later, it's happening again, as 180 juveniles have been brought in so far on the verge of starvation.

It's putting a lot of strain on the staff and finances of International Bird Rescue in Fairfield, and they're appealing to the public for help.

It started in Los Angeles, where a domoic acid bloom off the coast has been sickening pelicans. But now it appears the birds have moved up into the Bay Area.

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