It remains endangered in its western range, which includes Louisiana, Mississippi, Texas, California, Washington and Oregon. Kempthorne's comments also apply to the California brown pelican ...

But today, only about six islands in southeastern Louisiana harbor brown pelican nests — the rest have disappeared underwater. “Louisiana is rapidly losing land,” said Slaton, a researcher ...

Louisiana’s brown pelican colonies have been in deep decline in recent years, according to Todd Baker, a biologist overseeing barrier island restoration projects for the state's Coastal ...

Louisiana has lost more than half its brown pelican colonies in the past decade. Using fines from the spill, an important island habitat gets a makeover. Queen Bess Island, one of the most ...

QUEEN BESS ISLAND, La. (WVUE) - Located barely three miles from Grand Isle, tiny Queen Bess Island is only a few dozen acres in size. But what it does for the Brown Pelican and other coastal birds ...

The imagery of a pelican wounding itself to feed its young symbolizes self-sacrifice and caring for one's family, while also representing the state of Louisiana's commitment to its people.

A sick brown pelican fell from the sky over an equestrian ... just days after multiple other dolphins were also found washed ashore along the LA County coastline.

Since hundreds of brown pelicans were found starving to death ... With this year’s die-off being the second pelican starving crisis in as many years, wildlife centers are trying to prep for ...