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Local bird rehab group urges county‑wide limits on balloon releases to protect wildlife
Summary
Carolina Bight Birding Center director Jen Clementoni briefed the council on wildlife harm from balloon releases, cited local beach‑cleanup data with high balloon trash in Beaufort County, and urged education and municipal ordinances rather than outright sales bans.
Jen Clementoni, director of the Carolina Bight Birding Center, told the regional meeting that balloon releases are a recurring source of litter and harm to birds, sea turtles and marine life and urged jurisdictions to adopt ordinances and outreach to discourage releases.
Clementoni said her organization is building an intake and triage center to treat injured birds and described multiple examples of wildlife entanglement and ingestion. She cited beach‑cleanup reporting…
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