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Water birds return to restored Louisiana island

October 13, 2021

Work to restore an island off the coast of Louisiana has resulted in a resurgence of water birds, state officials say. Rabbit Island had eroded from nearly 290 acres to about 200 acres. Last fall, …

Oil spill funds aid Louisiana rookery

November 19, 2019

Cleanup funds from the 2010 Deepwater Horizon oil spill are rebuilding a pelican rookery on a barrier island off the Louisiana coast. Queen Bess Island supports the state’s third-largest brown pelican (Pelecanus occidentalis) colony, but …