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Careless Acts by Humans Can Cause Tragic Problems for Wildlife. (above) This juvenile endangered Brown Pelican has a fishhook and lure embedded
in his pouch. Luckily, we captured him before the delicate membrane was severely torn. The bird was rehabilitated and released by SeaWorld, in San Diego.
 | A Western Gull floats in an uncovered barrel of discarded frying oil behind a fast-food
restaurant. The gull required multiple baths and rehabilitation by Project Wildlife, in San Diego, before he could be released.
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 | Waterfowl, such as this Northern Pintail, get caught in discarded 6-pack rings and cannot eat. We tried for 2 days to rescue him, but, not having a net gun
at the time, we were unsuccessful. We never saw him again.
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 | Carelessly discarded fishing line is a death-trap to wildlife, such as the
Great Blue Heron whose tangled feet are shown at left. This bird disappeared
for several months, then was found one day, severely injured. He died the same day.
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