This undated photo 3,000 elegant tern eggs that were recently abandoned on a nesting island (California Department of Fish and Wildlife via AP)Some 3,000 elegant tern eggs were abandoned at a Southern California nesting island after a drone crashed and scared off the birds, a newspaper has reported. Fearing an attack from a predator, several thousand terns abandoned their ground nests, according to the state Department of Fish and Wildlife. Now, during the month when the white birds would be overseeing their eggs as they begin to hatch, the sand is littered with egg shells. It is one of the largest-scale abandonment of eggs ever at the coastal site about 100 miles north of San Diego, according to reserve manager Melissa Loebl. More info: https://t.co/K4s2YikX6sBCLT is heartbroken to learn that hundreds of Elegant Tern eggs were abandoned when 2 drones crashed onto one of the nesting islands within the Reserve two weeks ago.

Source: Irish Independent June 04, 2021 19:30 UTC