While pelicans winter in the Gulf of Mexico region, more than 20 percent of the continent’s white pelican population takes up summer residence in Minnesota.
Number of breeding adults at the refuge reportedly down slightly from last year, but still among highest on record.
NEWTON, Ill. — Thanks to information provided by the public, charges have been filed against two Newton teenagers in connection with the illegal shooting of American white pelicans at Newton Lake State Fish and Wildlife
NEWTON, Ill. — Conservation officers say five American white pelicans were found shot dead in Newton Lake in Illinois. The Illinois DNR said another pelican was injured but is recuperating. The birds are protected by
American white pelicans migrating north.
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