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Be a friend of the pelican: Reel, remove, release

December 30, 2021
By Tonya Bramlage
“A wonderful bird is the pelican; his bill can hold more than his belly can.”– Dixon Lanier Merritt The above excerpt from Merritt’s poem is true: A pelican’s pouch can hold up to three times more than its stomach. Brown pelicans are primarily fish-eaters and require up to four pounds of fish a day. They […]

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