Los Angeles Times

Pelicans eat through bird-rescue group’s budget

The San Pedro nonprofit group charged with treating sick pelicans is suffering an affliction of its own: strapped finances. That’s because a cold and starving pelican eats a whopping 6 pounds of fish ...
Miami Herald

A pelican thought it was a fish, but swallowed a cellphone. And then the intern stepped in

A hungry pelican homed in on his next meal at a marina in the Florida Keys: a shiny object held by a woman. Easy prey, yummy meal. So the big bird snatched it and swallowed. But it was no fish. The ...
LAist

Bird Rescue Non-Profit Calling For Donations Amid 'Brown Pelican Crisis'

The nonprofit International Bird Rescue is sounding the alarm about what it calls a "pelican crisis" in L.A. County. The number of sick Brown pelicans at the group's L.A. Wildlife Center has topped ...
Los Angeles Times

CITY FOCUS:Pelicans back in the swim

CORONA DEL MAR ? It’s hard out here for a pelican. After a June 22 collision with a car windshield in Laguna Beach, a now-recovered California brown pelican nicknamed “Crash” recently was released at ...