Scott Threlkeld/The Times-PicayuneThe recovery of the brown pelican is based largely on the federal ban on the general use of DDT in 1972. These brown pelicans were photographed Wednesday on Salt Bayou near …
Read Original Story: Brown pelican comes back from the brink of extinction – NOLA.com
WASHINGTON, Nov. 11 /prnewswire-usnewswire/ — National conservation groups focusing on the restoration of coastal Louisiana are hailing today’s announcement by federal officials that the state bird of Louisiana, the Brown Pelican, is being removed …
Read Original Story: Brown Pelican's 40-Year Recovery Victory for Supporters of Environmental … – SYS-CON Media (press release)
With all the unsettling animal news that crosses our desks, we’re always pleased to be able to share a bit of good news. Our colleague Jim Tankersley reports from New Orleans on the progress that’s been made on behalf of the no-longer-endangered brown …
Read Original Story: Delisted: Brown pelican is no longer an endangered species, say federal officials – Los Angeles Times
A flock of brown pelicans gather off Natural Bridges. Wednesday they were taken off the endangered species list, (Shmuel Thaler/Sentinel file) SANTA CRUZ – The brown pelican, a swooping bird of the sea often …
Read Original Story: Brown pelican bounces back from brink of extinction – Santa Cruz Sentinel
NEW ORLEANS, Louisiana, November 11, 2009 (ENS) – The brown pelican, a species once nearly exterminated by hunting and the pesticide DDT, has recovered and is being removed from the federal list of threatened and endangered species, wildlife officials…
Read Original Story: Pelican Soars Off US Endangered Species List – Environment News Service
WASHINGTON — The US Fish and Wildlife Service officially removed the brown pelican from its list of endangered species Wednesday. The recovery of the brown pelican is proof that the often criticized Endangered Species Act is …
Read Original Story: Brown Pelican Removed From Endangered List – Wall Street Journal
WASHINGTON, Nov. 11 (UPI) — US officials Wednesday removed the brown pelican from the list of threatened and endangered species. Interior Secretary Ken Salazar, Assistant Secretary for Fish, Wildlife and Parks Tom Strickland and US Fish and Wildlife …
Read Original Story: Brown pelican no longer endangered – United Press International
WASHINGTON — After nearly 40 years on the brink of extinction, the brown pelican is coming off the endangered species list. The bird now prevalent across Florida and the Gulf and Pacific coasts was declared an endangered species in 1970, …
Read Original Story: Gov't says brown pelicans are endangered no longer – The Associated Press
WASHINGTON — Nearly 40 years after it was pushed to the edge of extinction by pesticide use, habitat loss and hunting, the brown pelican was Wednesday taken off the endangered species list, US officials said. "We can celebrate an extraordinary …
Read Original Story: US takes brown pelican off endangered species list – AFP
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The brown pelican, listed as an endangered species even before the 1973 US Endangered Species Act existed, is officially back from the brink of extinction, the Interior Department …
Read Original Story: Brown pelican no longer endangered: U.S. – Reuters
