Fishing Line Dangers

Fishing Line Is A Dangerous Nesting Material

By Mia McPherson|April 19th, 2023|Categories: American Robins, Birds, Fishing Line Dangers, Nesting Birds, Salt Lake County, Utah|Tags: adult, American Robin, dangerous, fishing line, fishing weight, grass, grasses, nesting materials, nesting season, park, pond, robin, robins, spring, Turdus migratorius, urban|

All across the country it is nesting season for many North American birds. For some nesting birds it is also a very dangerous time because of fishing line.

The Dangers of Fishing Line and Hooks for Birds and other Wildlife

By Mia McPherson|February 18th, 2012|Categories: Birds, Double-crested Cormorants, Environment, Fishing Line Dangers, Laughing Gulls, Pinellas County, White Ibises|Tags: amputations, dangers, death, Double-crested Cormorant, environment, fishermen, fishing line, fishing lures, health, Laughing Gull, lead weights, rescue, rescued, safety, strangulation, White Ibis|

The dangers of fishing line and hooks for birds and other wildlife are real and damaging.