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Hattiesburg man creates New Orleans Pelicans logo
February 4, 2013 10:02 AM
HATTIESBURG, Miss. (AP) - Mississippi may not have its own major league professional sports team, but one Hattiesburg resident can at least say he had a major part in developing one. Rodney Richardson, founder and principal of RARE Design in downtown Hattiesburg, recently designed a new logo for the NBA's... more » -
Birds released on Island Cleaned of Oil
September 23, 2010 10:01 AM
RACCOON ISLAND, La. - Two months after hundreds of oiled pelicans were discovered on Raccoon Island, brown pelicans cleaned of oil have been released on the island - also cleaned of oil. The release of four brown pelicans and another 11 birds onto Raccoon Island on Tuesday was the first... more » -
15 Brown Pelicans Released in Louisiana
August 6, 2010 9:00 AM
NEW ORLEANS (AP) - Fifteen brown pelicans rescued from the Gulf oil spill have been released back into their Louisiana coastal habitat. The state Department of Wildlife and Fisheries said Thursday's release of pelicans is the first in Louisiana since the spill started in April. Hundreds of pelicans rescued and... more » -
The First Brown Pelicans Released into LA Coastal Habitat
August 5, 2010 6:33 PM
State and federal biologists today released the first brown pelicans back into Louisiana coastal habitat since rescue and rehabilitation operations began following the Deepwater Horizon oil spill. The 15 pelicans were transported from the Bird Rehabilitation Center in Hammond and carefully off loaded on to Rabbit Island by... more » -
More Than 70 Pelicans to be Released in Georgia
June 28, 2010 8:08 PM
NEW ORLEANS (AP) - The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service says about 72 pelicans cleaned up from the Gulf of Mexico oil spill will be released on Tuesday in Georgia. It says they'll be flown from New Orleans International Airport to Brunswick Golden Isles Airport. From there, a caravan will... more » -
Pelicans Rehabbed From Oil Spill Released in Texas
June 23, 2010 9:34 PM
ROCKPORT, Texas (AP) - More than five dozen brown pelicans rehabilitated from the oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico have been released in Texas. The 62 pelicans arrived on Coast Guard cargo planes Wednesday and were taken to the Aransas National Wildlife Refuge about 175 miles south of Houston.... more » -
Largest release of pelicans so far
June 23, 2010 11:29 AM
ROCKPORT, Texas (AP) - Sixty-two brown pelicans en route to Texas aboard two Coast Guard cargo planes would be the largest release so far of pelicans rehabilitated after being contaminated in the continuing BP oil spill. U.S. Fish and Wildlife spokeswoman Nancy Brown says the pelicans were scheduled to arrive... more » -
60 Oiled Birds, 41 of Them Pelicans, Rescued
June 4, 2010 9:25 AM
FORT JACKSON, La. (AP) - In one day, the number of oiled birds at Louisiana's rescue station more than doubled. Authorities say 60 birds, including 41 pelicans, were coated with oil on Thursday when strong winds blew a heavy slick from the Gulf of Mexico spill to the rookery at... more »
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