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, after its population was devastated by the use of the pesticide DDT. The pelican's recovery is largely due to a 1972 ban on the chemical. ...more

November 11, 2009

The half-dozen brown pelicans shifted restlessly, jockeying for position as Dan Harp's three children tossed baitfish to the burly birds from atop a wooden platform. ...more

June 25, 2008

ST. PETERSBURG - The half-dozen brown pelicans shifted restlessly, jockeying for position as Dan Harp's three children tossed baitfish to the burly birds from atop a wooden platform. ...more

June 24, 2008

good news for the majestic coastal bird and the much-maligned law that saved it. ...more

February 21, 2008