With spring underway, thousands of brown pelicans are returning to nest on Queen Bess Island — a bird rookery island south of New Orleans in Louisiana’s Barataria Bay. What may seem like an ordinary annual event is actually quite remarkable, and a promising sign of recovery and resilience for Louisiana’s state bird.
Growing Returns
Selected tag(s): endangered species act success story
In Louisiana, brown pelicans emerge as a sign of hope, recovery and resilience
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