Rebuilt barrier islands are restoring brown pelican numbers | Environment
The state bird's colonies have been in deep decline in recent years. Islands restored with BP oil spill money are helping provide habitat.
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The state bird's colonies have been in deep decline in recent years. Islands restored with BP oil spill money are helping provide habitat.
Officials said Wednesday that restoration projects on three coastal islands greatly reduced by coastal erosion are helping to increase nesting colonies of brown pelicans and other shore birds.
Birds nesting on Queen Bess Island in 2018 were forced to crowd the little bits of suitable land left. Restoration changed that.
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