Watch: Efforts under way to restore Louisiana pelican rookery
Louisiana’s Breton Island is a tiny piece of land in the Gulf of Mexico, but it plays an important role for nesting pelicans and other seabirds. Coastal ...
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Work begins to expand Louisiana pelican rookery
Coastal restoration efforts have begun on an important island for pelicans and other seabirds in Louisiana. The project would more than double the size of North ...
Political instability main factor in waterbird conservation
Even more than climate change, human population growth or their own species characteristics, waterbird species across the globe seem to be declining mostly from ...
Drought reclaims habitat for North Dakota pelicans
Drought has been stressing crops and worrying farmers across the country, but it could be a blessing in disguise for pelicans in North Dakota, where it’s ...
Banding the Bay’s Pelicans
Early on a beautiful July morning professionals from local wildlife agencies and volunteers met at a Crisfield, Maryland boat ramp. Our destination? Smith Island, a ...
Overfishing, Climate Change Push Mexican Seabirds North
Climate change and overfishing is pushing a colony of seabirds from their native Mexican nesting grounds into California. “The problem for the elegant terns is ...