Hundreds of California native pigeons have died this winter due to a parasitic disease, state wildlife officials announced recently, another possible side effect of the drought.
California Department of Fish and Wildlife officials said they’ve noticed an increase of reported sick and dead band-tailed pigeons since early February, mostly around California’s Bay Area, central coast and foothills in the Sierra Nevada.
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