discarded fishing tackle

Common Loon vs Fishing Lure

By Mia McPherson|February 12th, 2025|Categories: Common Loons, Environment, Fishing Line Dangers, Salt Lake County|Tags: adult, breeding plumage, Common Loon, danger, discarded fishing tackle, fishing gear, fishing hook, fishing line, fishing lure, Gavia immer, injury, loon, loons, park, pond, spring, urban, water, waterbirds, Willow Pond|

Discarded fishing lures and other tackle can injure, strangle, and kill birds. I don't know how the story ended for this hooked Common Loon.

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