Once a rare sight in Ohio, the American white pelican is becoming increasingly common in the Buckeye State. Naturalist Jim McCormac said in a 2019 column in the Columbus Dispatch that he is ...

INDIAN RIVER COUNTY − America’s first national wildlife refuge near Sebastian is a small island in the Indian River Lagoon, ...

President Theodore Roosevelt created the Pelican Island National Wildlife Refuge on March 14, 1903, through an executive ...

Pelican Island, located in the Indian River Lagoon, was designated as America's first national wildlife refuge in 1903. The island serves as a crucial nesting habitat for brown pelicans and over ...