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Rachel Fobar

  • Investigative Reporter and Fact Checker, Freelance
Washington, D.C.
As seen in: MSN, The Guardian, National Geographic, National Geographic Traveler, Future Perfect, Flipboard, The Mercury News, The Seattle Times, Baltimore Sun, Miami Herald and
Investigative reporter with @ocregister and @SoCalNewsGroup. Formerly covering wildlife crime @NatGeo. Medill Justice, @MedillSchool alum. Dessert connoisseur.
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What’s killing Southern California seabirds? ‘Just one damn thing after another’

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By Rachel Fobar
| Today’s News-Herald Verified
LOS ANGELES — Between disease, pesticide contamination and starvation, seabirds are fighting multiple battles along the California coastline this year. Since March, beachgoers have discovered dozens of sick or dead seabirds along the coastal stretch between Santa Barbara and San Diego.
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What’s killing Southern California seabirds? ‘Just one damn thing after another’

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By Rachel Fobar
| New Hampshire Union Leader Verified
Between disease, pesticide contamination and starvation, seabirds are fighting multiple battles along the California coastline this year. Since March, beachgoers have discovered dozens of sick or dead seabirds along the coastal stretch between Santa Barbara and San Diego. Among them have been “tremendous numbers” of dead Brandt’s cormorants, said Rebecca Duerr, the veterinarian and research director for the International Bird Rescue, which operates wildlife rescues in San Pedro and San Francisco.
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What's killing Southern California seabirds? 'Just one damn thing after another'

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By Rachel Fobar
| The Brunswick News Verified
LOS ANGELES - Between disease, pesticide contamination and starvation, seabirds are fighting multiple battles along the California coastline this year. Since March, beachgoers have discovered dozens of sick or dead seabirds along the coastal stretch between Santa Barbara and San Diego.
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