Scalped Pelicans Found At South Skyway Fishing Pier PUBLISHED 9:41 PM ET Feb. 11, 2021 PUBLISHED 9:41 PM EST Feb. 11, 2021
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More than a dozen scalped pelicans have been found at the South Skyway Fishing Pier in the past month, according to the non-profit organization Friends of the Pelicans.
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16 pelicans found scalped at South Skyway Fishing Pier since Jan. 9, rescue group says
Friends of Pelicans now has a full-time rescuer patrolling the pier
Total of 600 pelicans rescued – most caught on fishing hooks or stuck in fishing line It sure looks like somebody has cut a square right into the forehead of several of them, said Kim Begay, Friends of the Pelicans Vice Chair. It s a clean edge – literally looks like a knife or a scalpel.