Natural History Wanderings

Audublog reports

It took the Army Corps of Engineers all of about two days to reject opposition and move forward with its plan to kill 11,000 cormorants and destroy 26,000 nests on East Sand Island in Oregon. The Audubon Society of Portland has already threatened to sue. We’ll be tracking this story closely in the next few days, as there are likely to be a lot of developments.

via Army Corps moving forward with plan to kill birds in Oregon, Portland Audubon threatens to sue.