They're spending $33 million to get rid of these 800 birds - that comes out to about $40,000 a bird

Bridge demolition runs up against protected birds  Nov. 10, 2014 - Claudia Cowan reports from San Francisco                                                                                                 Reuters  AN EFFORT TO demolish an old section of the San Francisco-Oakland Bay Bridge is being held up by a bird species’ unwillingness to move, causing delays that critics say could cost $33 million.

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