Some endangered species in British Columbia are: Vancouver Island marmot, Spotted Owl, American White Pelican, and badgers.

After this passage, the Pelican was pushed south and discovered an island which Drake called Elizabeth Island.

The northern arch of islets is formed by Strawn Island, Cooper Island, Aviation Island, Quail Island, Whippoorwill Island, followed in the east by Eastern Island, Papala Island, and Pelican Island, and in the south by Bird Island, Holei Island, Engineer Island, Tanager Island, Marine Island, Kaula Island, Paradise Island, and Home Island ( clockwise ).

Galveston is home to several historic ships: the tall ship Elissa ( the official Tall Ship of Texas ) at the Texas Seaport Museum and USS Cavalla and USS Stewart, both berthed at Seawolf Park on nearby Pelican Island.

* Pelican Island National Wildlife Refuge

* Pelican Island Nature Reserve

* Pelican Island

The route continues onto Pelican Island in the Barnegat Bay, crossing into a small piece of Berkeley Township.

* Pelican Island National Wildlife Refuge

North of Horseshoe Island is Pelican Island, the first National Wildlife Refuge in the United States.

As early as 1903, U. S. President Theodore Roosevelt was convinced of the need to declare Pelican Island in Florida a National Wildlife Refuge to protect the bird colonies ( including the nesting Brown Pelicans ), and in 1909 he protected the Farallon Islands.

American White Pelicans gathering at Pelican Island National Wildlife Refuge in Florida. Note grey immature birds in center, and at left and right margins.

Since President Theodore Roosevelt designated Florida's Pelican Island National Wildlife Refuge as the first wildlife refuge in 1903, the System has grown to more than, 556 national wildlife refuges and other units of the Refuge System, plus 38 wetland management districts.

Pelican Island National Wildlife Refuge is a United States National Wildlife Refuge located just off the western coast of Orchid Island in the Indian River Lagoon east of Sebastian, Florida.

“ Later in 1963, Pelican Island was designated as a National Historic Landmark by the Secretary of the Interior because of its status as the first federal area set aside specifically to protect wildlife .”

And then in 1970, Pelican Island became the smallest wilderness area in the National Wilderness Preservation System.

Pelican Island National Wildlife Refuge was added to the list of wetlands of international importance under the Ramsar Convention signed in 1971.

Not only this, development of the shorelines of Pelican Island will permanently flaw the pristine character of this unique National Historic Landmark.

Aerial of Pelican Island National Willdife Refuge

Pelican Island may experience tropical storms in the period from May to November .< ref name =" pel ">" Pelican Island National Wildlife Refuge: Comprehensive Conservation Plan ," U. S. Fish and Wildlife Services, Sept 2006, < http :// library. fws. gov / CCPs / pelicanisland_final. pdf >.</ ref >

Pelican Island National Wildlife Refuge holds hundreds of species of animals including birds, fish, plants, and mammals.

Pelican Island is home to many nesting birds including Brown Pelicans, Great Egrets, Snowy Egrets, Reddish Egrets, Great Blue Heron, Little Blue Heron, Tricolored Heron, Black-crowned Night Heron, American White Ibis, Glossy Ibis, Double-crested Cormorant, Anhinga, and American Oystercatcher .< ref name =" GORP ">" Pelican Island National Wildlife Refuge ," GORP, 8 May 2007, < http :// en. wikipedia. org / wiki / Pelican_Island_National_Wildlife_Refuge >.</ ref >

Pelican Island also features some marine life in the Indian River including sea turtles, dolphins, and manatees .< ref name =" FWC ">" Pelican Island National Wildlife Refuge ,"-Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission, 2006, < http :// myfwc. com / viewing / sites / site-ec12. html >.

New public facilities were opened and dedicated on March 14, 2003 in ceremonies marking the Centennial of Pelican Island and the National Wildlife Refuge System.

*" Parks: Pelican Island National Wildlife Refuge.

*" Pelican Island National Wildlife Refuge: Comprehensive Conservation Plan.

Staffing at Pelican Island is made up of U. S. Fish and Wildlife Service.

“ The general soils in the Pelican Island Refuge are Canaveral-Captiva-Palm Beach, which is characterized by the gently sloping, somewhat poorly drained to moderately drained sandy soils with shell fragments, and McKee-Quartzipsamments-St. Augustine, which is characterized by level, somewhat poorly drained soils mixed with sand and shell fragments .” Other soils include Canaveral Fine Sand, Quartzipsamments, Captiva Fine Sand, McKee Mucky Clay Loam, and Kesson Muck.

Pelican Island Refuge manager and project leader Paul Tritaik expects the refuge to be hit hard.

Pedestrians using a Pelican crossing on a High Street | high street

A waterproof Pelican Products | Pelican first aid kit.

Image: Barbados Tugboat Photos ( 2 ). JPG | Tugboat Pelican II in Barbados flag colors ; Bridgetown, Barbados.

Image: Pelican @ melb zoo02. jpg | At Melbourne Zoo

Image: Pelican feeding at The Entrance. jpg | Artificial feeding at The Entrance, New South Wales

Image: Australian Pelican. jpg | Beach roosting at Moreton Island

Image: Tangalooma Pelican. JPG | At Tangalooma, during artificial feeding session

Image: Brillenpelikan_ ( Pelecanus-conspicillatus ) _Weltvogelpark_Walsrode_2010. jpg | Australian Pelican during summer heat at Weltvogelpark Walsrode

Image: Brillenpelikan_ ( Pelecanus-conspicillatus ) _Weltvogelpark_Walsrode_2010-2. jpg | Australian Pelican catching prey at Weltvogelpark Walsrode

Image: ElginSweeperPelican. JPG | Pelican street sweep

File: AmericanWhitePelican Mysore07. jpg | American White Pelican

File: Tudor rose. jpg | Tudor rose " slipped and crowned " from the Pelican Portrait of Elizabeth I

File: Pelican Island, BVI. JPG | Pelican Island

American White Pelican on Slave River at Rapids of the Drowned, near Fort Smith, Northwest Territories | Fort Smith

Image: caves928lg. jpg | Pelican colony and caves

Image: White pelican landing by San Francisco Bay. jpg | American White Pelican landing by San Francisco Bay, Santa Cruz Mountains in background