When a Yellow-billed loon, a rare Arctic bird, shut down the Bellagio Fountains water show, the eyes of the world turned to the city from CNN to Fox News to John Oliver. The Nevada Department of Wildlife was able to capture and release the lost bird in an undisclosed location but not without criticism. So how could the rescue of this rare bird have gone better and what does Las Vegas need to be a more bird-friendly city? Co-host Sarah Lohman asks Alex Harper from the Red Rock Audobon Society why the yellow-billed loon gained so much attention and gets an inside look at rare bird sightings in Nevada.
We’re on social media! Follow us @CityCastVegas on Instagram. You can also call or text us at 702-514-0719.
Want some more Las Vegas news? Then make sure to sign up for our morning newsletter here.
Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
What We Get Wrong About the Tunnels Under Vegas
The Sphere’s New Robot, Elon Musk’s Hate Campaign, and Goodbye Bellagio Trees
How to Spend Your Entire Paycheck on Dinner in Vegas
What the MGM Cyberattack Means for the Strip
The Bizarrest Day Trip From Vegas to Tonopah
What Are the Rules for Attending Vegas Concerts?
MGM Cyber Attacks, the Teachers Union Takes a Hit, and Mosquitoes
17 Essential Vegas Restaurants
Our Biggest Las Vegas Gripes
What Makes Vegas Roads So Dangerous?
Inside 10 Years of Life is Beautiful Festival
Teachers Targeting the Stadium, the Animal Foundation, and Tacos
What a Massive Grocery Merger Means for Vegas
Have Vegas Dog Owners Gone Too Far?
An Insider's Guide to Downtown Staycationing
Why Uber Drivers are Protesting, Lions in Peril, and MLB in Vegas
The Best Pizza in Vegas
Busting the Biggest Mob Myths in Vegas
The Real Lives of Celebs in Vegas
The Obscure Law That Shaped Las Vegas
Create your
podcast in
minutes
It is Free
Morning Wire
The Daily
Up First
Today, Explained
WSJ What’s News