The Brown Pelican Makes a Comeback

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Story Created: Nov 15, 2008 at 8:23 AM CST

Story Updated: Dec 3, 2008 at 8:45 AM CST

(November 15, 2008)

Almost everywhere you look in the coastal bend, you can find the brown pelican. But it wasn't always that way.

Back in the 1970's, many were disappearing because of a killer pesticide.

To tell us how the birds made a comeback, we're talking to author and naturalist Gene Blacklock.

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