Dan Anderson

Professor of Wildlife Biology, UC Davis

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Professor of Wildlife Biology at the University of California, Davis

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Brown pelicans are now so abundant on the coast of California and other states that yesterday they were  taken off  the endangered species list.

Brown Pelican off the Endangered Species List

Brown pelicans are now so abundant on the coast of California and other states that yesterday they were taken off the endangered species list.

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