Independence Day is always filled with festivities, and one of the many 4th of July traditions that always hold true is fireworks.

An 8-year-old girl was fatally struck by illegal fireworks on July Fourth, according to the Buena Park Police Department.

"Disturbing roosting migratory birds at night can result in mass deaths," says Bateman. "Disturbing breeding birds can result in colony collapses. Seals and sea lions leave [affected] areas and expend energy swimming away during fireworks."