A white pelican that spent months recovering from surgery on a twisted beak was released back into the wild Wednesday.Nigel – discovered to be a female after the name was given – was set free ...

A pelican with a life-threatening beak deformity emerged from a successful, first-of-its kind surgical procedure Sunday, and is now gulping fish at a furious rate as it recovers in Huntington ...

Months ago, a pelican was spotted in Irvine tangled in fishing line, hooks and a lure. Nigel the pelican released after first-of-a-kind beak surgery - Los Angeles Times ...

A flock of pelicans colliding with an airplane is a genuine threat and the consequences can be serious. White pelicans have caused more than a quarter of a billion dollars in damage to aircraft.

Pelicans in Chicago? Increasingly, the answer is yes. The American white pelican — a snow-white showstopper that weighs in at up to 30 pounds — has been spotted at Lake Calumet on Chica… ...

White pelicans are one of the largest bird species in North American and were wiped out in Washington state until 1993.

Months ago, a pelican was spotted in Irvine tangled in fishing line, hooks and a lure. Rescuers said the bird was wrapped like a pretzel as they worked for days to free and treat her. This week ...

Seeking to draw attention to the problem of littering in Louisiana, Lt. Gov. Billy Nungesser’s office tweeted a heartbreaking photograph this week: It showed a white pelican with a beak ...

The name pelican is derived from the Greek meaning “axe” and applied to birds that cut wood with their bills or beaks. The American white pelican that can be seen in Colorado are very large ...

American white pelicans return to northeast Wisconsin in April and stay the summer. ... Their signature pouchy bill allows them to get a big scoop of water and whatever fish are in it.

The American white pelican, a species that nests in Minnesota, has a pouch forming the lower portion of the bill. Called the gular pouch, it can stretch down to hold, indeed, three times more than ...