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 ...

ORCHID—U.S. Fish and Wildlife Director Aurelia Skipwith visited Pelican Island National Wildlife Refuge Saturday to recognize the country’s 568 national wildlife refuges. Skipwith, 40 ...

Fast Fact: Pelican Island National Wildlife Refuge was the first designated wildlife refuge in America. In 1903, President Theodore Roosevelt decreed that the tiny island of Pelican Island ...

biological technician for Chase Lake National Wildlife Refuge, talks WednesdayJune 20, about the history of the American white pelican that nests there. In the background is the nesting island for ...

A new commemorative observes the centennial of Florida’s Pelican Island National Wildlife Refuge. Pelican Island itself marked the beginning of the National Wildlife Refuge system. The 37-cent ...

VERO BEACH, Fla. (CBS12) — Teddy Roosevelt designated Pelican Island as the nation’s first national wildlife refuge 121 years ago this week. Hundreds of refuges have since been added to the ...

BUT NOW, FOR NOW, WE’ The National Wildlife Refuge System welcomed three new units during a ceremony held at the Pelican Island, the system's birthplace, established by President Teddy Roosevelt.

The Everglades to Gulf Conservation Area was announced Monday Secretary of the Interior Deb Haaland at Pelican Island National Wildlife Refuge. The 4 million acre conservation area extends across ...

President Theodore Roosevelt created the National Wildlife Refuge System right here in Florida, at Pelican Island National Wildlife Refuge," Godsea said. Before the pandemic and Ian, nearly 1 ...

In 1903, President Theodore Roosevelt’s executive order designated the island as the nation’s first national wildlife refuge for the protection of nesting birds. Pelican Island was established ...