Light-footed clapper rail receives leg band. Carlsbad Fish Wildlife Service biologist, Erin McCarthy, holds an endangered light-footed clapper rail while it receives a leg band before being released into the wild July 19, 2011, at the San Diego River Channel, San Diego, CA. This bird was captive bred in a clapper rail recovery program. The recovery program is a partnership between three breeding centers, along with the , Navy, the Port of San Diego, the California Department of Fish and Game and independent wildlife biolgists. The three breeding programs are administered by the following
Light-footed clapper rail receives leg band. Carlsbad Fish Wildlife Service biologist, Erin McCarthy, holds an endangered light-footed clapper rail while it receives a leg band before being released into the wild July 19, 2011, at the San Diego River Channel, San Diego, CA. This bird was captive bred in a clapper rail recovery program. The recovery program is a partnership between three breeding centers, along with the , Navy, the Port of San Diego, the California Department of Fish and Game and independent wildlife biolgists. The three breeding programs are administered by the following San Diego conservation organizations: SeaWorld San Diego, the Chula Vista Nature Center and the San Diego Zoo's Safari Park.
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