Marine biologist Bonnie Slaton check a field camera with research assistant Tyler Bowen on Raccoon Island, a Gulf of Mexico barrier island that is a nesting ground for brown pelicans, terns, seagulls and other birds, in Chauvin, La., Tuesday, May 17, 2022. “It’s still a decent breeding habitat, as long as the soil holds and plants remain above water. In five or 10 years, it may or may not be here. It’s that rapid,” says Slaton. (AP Photo/Gerald Herbert) Gerald Herbert
Christina Larson AP Science Writer CHAUVIN, La. (AP) — Sliding off the side of her small boat, seabird biologist Bonnie Slaton wades through waist-high water,…
