SANTA BARBARA, Calif. — Tiny western snowy plovers got a second chance at life in the wild Tuesday, as the threatened shorebirds were released at UC Santa Barbara’s Coal Oil Point Natural Reserve. The birds were cared for through a conservation partnership involving Coal Oil Point Reserve and the Santa Barbara Zoo before being returned … Continue reading Tiny Snowy Plover Chicks Released Back Into the Wild at UCSB’s Coal Oil Point Reserve