Kathy Jones (she/her) (Birds Canada) 🍁🇨🇦<p>Reviewing loon data & saw this: "One of the loons was euthanised by the wildlife centre as its tongue was necrotic & almost detached from the base of the tongue & infected due to fishing line wrapped around its head & neck. The fishing line had also cut into the skin & cut an artery."<br><a href="https://mstdn.ca/tags/birds" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>birds</span></a>💔 😢<br>Small acts make a big difference:<br>✔️Pack out what you pack in<br>✔️Clear your gear<br>✔️Recycle fishing line<br>✔️Properly dispose of lake and cottage garbage<br>✔️Use lead-free tackle alternatives.<br>✔️Don't let loons chase your tackle (move to another location)<br><a href="https://mstdn.ca/tags/birds" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>birds</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.ca/tags/anglers" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>anglers</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.ca/tags/fish" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>fish</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.ca/tags/lakes" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>lakes</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.ca/tags/cottages" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>cottages</span></a><br>clearyourgear.ca</p>