Title: One tern's return is a reminder of drownings Post by: Donna on 07-Jul-12, 05:38:24 PM http://www.presstelegram.com/news/ci_21008635/one-terns-return-is-reminder-drownings (http://www.presstelegram.com/news/ci_21008635/one-terns-return-is-reminder-drownings)
LONG BEACH - For a while at least, the re-tern was a feel-good story. Until, that is, it took a turn for the worse. Jay Holcomb, the director emeritus of International Bird Rescue, called "bittersweet" the discovery of a Caspian tern his group had saved as a chick six years ago but ultimately had to euthanize because of a badly broken wing. |