Biologists who study pelican populations on Anacapa and Santa ... says that “the only long-term breeding colonies of California brown pelicans in the United States” are on the islands.

California brown pelican, and Eastern North Pacific gray whale. Species on the decline — 12 of them — include the harbor seal ...

The brown pelican was in the middle of the street on Elkelton Boulevard Tuesday morning. It's rare for that kind of sea bird to be so far inland. The California Highway Patrol ended up blocking ...