92 shorebirds killed by vehicle on Wash. beach
Nearly 100 shorebirds were killed when a vehicle was driven into a flock on a beach in southwest Washington state, NBC station KING of Seattle reported. Wildlife officers and sheriff's deputies who were called to the scene Thursday afternoon found 92 dunlin dead on Long Beach. The Wildlife Center of the North Coast said the trauma was consistent with a collision with a motor vehicle, KING reported. Seabirds and shorebirds are protected by law. Wildlife officers have shown that a vehicle must be traveling much faster than the posted 25-mph speed limit on the beach in order to hit these types of birds, KING said.
92 shorebirds killed by vehicle on Wash. beach
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A vehicle driven into a flock killed nearly 100 dunlin on a beach in southwest Washington state, NBC station KING of Seattle reported.
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