The feds have formally removed pelicans from the endangered species list, hailing the bird's recovery as evidence that the species law works. Brown pelicans were declared endangered in 1970, when the pesticide DDT was found to be weakening their egg shells. Locally, in January there was concern about dead and sick birds showing up inland from the Pacific.
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