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Gov't says brown pelicans are endangered no longer
Quick ReadGovernment will take brown pelicans off endangered species list, citing full recovery
WASHINGTON (AP) — Much like its death-defying dives for fish, the brown pelican has resurfaced after plummeting to the brink of extinction.
Interior Department officials on Wednesday announced that they were taking the bird off the endangered species list, after a nearly four-decade struggle to keep the brown pelican population afloat.
The bird now prevalent across Florida, the Gulf...
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