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A crushing development for the endangered Western snowy plover By Heather McRea | This week in Coast Lines: A dozen pairs of the endangered Western snowy plover built nests in Huntington Beach, which could have really helped their reviving population until destruction set them back. Plus, the Battleship Iowa is back in action and manned for tourism, and we were able to share the sweetest video recently from the Marine Mammal Care Center of a successful release back into the ocean. Here’s what’s happening along the Southern California coast. | | Nests and eggs crushed as birds try for a comeback Huntington State Beach had more Western snowy plover nests established in April than had been documented in decades, a heartening sight for the future of the endangered little birds. But then, in the dark of night, it appears someone crushed some of the nests and their eggs, just days before the baby birds were expected to hatch. “It’s one thing if it was natural, flooding of the tide or crows. But to have a human come and vandalize a nest, it’s horrible. It’s hard to see and deal with that," said Lana Nguyen, environmental scientist for State Parks Orange Coast District, who is still finding some reasons to remain hopeful for the birds. Read the story. | A fresh-air history lesson The Battleship Iowa is cruising out of its coronavirus drydock and has restarted fresh-air tours. Docked at the Port of Los Angeles, the battleship has reopened after months of being closed to help with curbing the spread of the virus. Tours are being offered to small groups and following the proper health guidelines. Now that the floating museum is "back in the fight" can it heal from the huge hit it took to its revenue? Read the story. | | Kisses … bye, bye These two sea lion pups were clearly seaworthy when their caretakers at the Marine Mammal Care Center set them free in Rancho Palos Verdes. "They just bounced right out there into the ocean," Amber Becerra, president of Marine Mammal Care Center, said in this video. "They knew exactly where to go and what to do. They even gave each other a kiss on the way out." After months at the care center the seals had packed on some much-needed pounds to start their new lives off right. Read the story. | What else? Some 500,000 people in Huntington Beach for its Independence Day fireworks show and parade is a no-go this year, but the city won't be ignoring the holiday. Read the story. A resolution to decades of encroachments by beachfront homeowners on Newport Beach's Peninsula Point is in the works, and it might cost them collectively $1.7 million. Read the story. A scaled-down version for a desalination plant proposed at Doheny Beach is being looked at. Read the story. | | Remember when? In 2016, gelatinous blobs washed onto the sands in Huntington Beach prompting some folks on social media to be pretty certain aliens had laid eggs – only later did the science folks decide they were more likely sea cucumbers. Read the story. |
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