And while the refuge itself is small, spanning just ... too. Brown pelicans, Great egrets, and roseate spoonbills are just three commonly seen species here, and the refuge is home to a total ...

INDIAN RIVER COUNTY − America’s first national wildlife refuge near Sebastian is a small island in the Indian River Lagoon, surrounded by over 5,400 acres of protected waters and lands, known as ...

the pelican began recovering. It was removed from the endangered species list in Florida and along the Atlantic Coast in 1985, and in the rest of its range in November 2009. But just five months after ...

The island serves as a crucial nesting habitat for brown pelicans and over 130 other bird species. INDIAN RIVER COUNTY − America’s first national wildlife refuge near Sebastian is a small ...

It is the last remaining nesting habitat for brown pelicans and other wading birds on America’s East Coast. It also serves to protect endangered and threatened species, and to provide feeding ...