Trespassers risk their lives, disturb wildlife by jumping off railroad bridge
Officials from the California Department of Fish & Wildlife, which oversees the Batiquitos Lagoon nature reserve bordering Carlsbad and Encinitas, says they are seeing an increase in trespassers engaging in dangerous behavior and disturbing wildlife, including an endangered bird species.
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CARLSBAD, Calif. (KGTV) â Officials from the California Department of Fish & Wildlife, which oversees the Batiquitos Lagoon nature reserve bordering Carlsbad and Encinitas, says they are seeing an increase in trespassers engaging in dangerous behavior and disturbing wildlife, including an endangered bird species.
âI was out there last week two times, two days last week and I saw at least 20-30 minors jumping into the lagoon, said Gabriel Penaflor, an environmental scientist for DFW.