Pelican Island National Wildlife Refuge, Florida - Photo George
Gentry USFWS
Pelican Island National Wildlife Refuge
(NWR) is America's first wildlife refuge. Designated on March 14,
1903 by Theodore Roosevelt. The NWR was intended to protect the Brown
Pelicans and other birds that nested on the island. Today more than
100 years later we now have more than 500 wildlife refuges scattered
across the country.
Pelican Island Stamp
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US postage stamp honoring the Pelican Island National Wildlife Refuge <Pelican
Island Stamp>
