A hungry pelican homed in on his next meal at a marina in the Florida Keys: a shiny object held by a woman. Easy prey, yummy meal. So the big bird snatched it and swallowed. But it was no fish. The ...

The San Pedro nonprofit group charged with treating sick pelicans is suffering an affliction of its own: strapped finances. That’s because a cold and starving pelican eats a whopping 6 pounds of fish ...

Pelicans are large water birds known for their “scooping” mouth pouch used to catch fish in the water. There are currently eight living pelican species present in many regions around the world.

The nonprofit International Bird Rescue is sounding the alarm about what it calls a "pelican crisis" in L.A. County. The number of sick Brown pelicans at the group's L.A. Wildlife Center has topped ...

A man arrested for choking a pelican to death planned on eating the bird, according to sheriff's deputies.A witness told deputies that he watched Sergio Alvarez, 30, kill a pelican with his bare hands ...