[DOC] [TLE] Pelican Island National Wildlife Refuge - Wikipedia [PAR] Pelican Island National Wildlife Refuge is a United States National Wildlife 
Refuge located just ... U.S. National Register of Historic Places ... Established by 
an executive order of President Theodore Roosevelt on March 14, ... Kroegel was 
hired by the Florida Audubon Society to protect the water birds from the game 
hunters. [DOC] [TLE] History of the National Wildlife Refuge System - Wikipedia [PAR] Pelican Island in Florida was the nation's first wildlife refuge, created in 1903. The 
National Wildlife Refuge System in the United States has a long and 
distinguished history. ... In 1872, Yellowstone National Park was established, 
primarily to protect the ... Roosevelt's activities during the 1880s and 1890s 
placed him in the... [DOC] [TLE] Pelican Island National Wildlife Refuge - What was the first national ... [PAR] President Theodore Roosevelt created the first U.S. national wildlife refuge ... 
provides nesting habitat for at least 16 species of colonial water birds as well as 
the endangered wood stork. ... which was the last rookery for brown pelicans on 
the east coast of Florida. ... Securing Federal Protection for the Birds of Pelican 
Island [DOC] [TLE] Articles about Pelican Island - tribunedigital-sunsentinel - Collections [PAR] The brown pelican is a fixture in Florida, where Roosevelt established the first 
national wildlife refuge on Pelican Island to protect the bird from human slaughter
. ... Hundreds of them, nesting and roosting alongside hundreds of brown 
pelicans. ... water shortages, invasive species and other threats are destroying 
habitat and... [DOC] [TLE] Breton National Wildlife Refuge - U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service [PAR] Oct 17, 2013 ... Breton National Wildlife Refuge, established in 1904, is the second oldest 
National Wildlife Refuge. President Theodore Roosevelt heard about the 
destruction of birds ... The brown pelican is a year-round resident of southeast 
Louisiana, ... Other Wildlife Species: Breton NWR provides habitat for colonies of
... [DOC] [TLE] Pelican Island National Wildlife Refuge - U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service [PAR] Refuge was established as the first. Refuge of ... Theodore Roosevelt. ... save the 
last brown pelican rookery on the east coast of Florida and provide a safe haven 
for other water ... habitat for over. 30 different species of birds. Typically, several 
thousand ... Birds of. Pelican Island. Nesting birds. (peak April . June). American
. [DOC] [TLE] American Conservation in the Twentieth Century--MA Conservation ... [PAR] Gifford Pinchot, chief forester during Theodore Roosevelt's administration, 
promoted ... and failure to establish adequate habitat protection for some 
endangered species ... for timber or water--and the split between utilitarian and 
preservationist points of ... wildlife refuge for the protection of waterfowl, Pelican 
Island in Florida. [DOC] [TLE] Pelican Island National Wildlife Refuge Brochure [PAR] Pelican Island National Wildlife Refuge holds a unique place in American history, 
... Island was the last rookery for brown pelicans on the East Coast of Florida, ... 
and fellow conservationist, President Theodore Roosevelt to protect Pelican 
Island. ... After years of protection, many species of birds returned to Pelican 
Island by... [DOC] [TLE] Pelican Island and the National Wildlife Refuge System Celebrate ... [PAR] Mar 15, 2014 ... Pelican Island National Wildlife Refuge is located within the Indian ... President 
Theodore Roosevelt, by executive order, set aside ... Over thirty species of water 
birds use the island during the winter ... at Pelican Island, Florida, to protect 
brown pelicans and other birds from extinction through plume hunting. [DOC] [TLE] Pelican Island National Wildlife Refuge | Oh, Ranger! [PAR] Quick Facts. Pelican Island National Wildlife Refuge. Florida. (772) 562-3909 ... 
because on March 14, 1903, President Theodore Roosevelt designated it as the 
... Refuge to protect brown pelicans and other native birds nesting on the island. 
... providing nesting habitat for over 16 different species of colonial water birds. [DOC] [TLE] Take Refuge - Refuges and Endangered Species - Defenders of ... [PAR] Celebrating 100 Years of Threatened and Endangered Species .... One hundred 
years ago, Theodore Roosevelt .... National Wildlife Refuge to protect Florida's 
brown .... Refuge, established to protect the endangered bird, ... Chemical

Question: Teddy Roosevelt established a refuge in Florida to protect the nesting sites of the brown species of this water bird
Answer: pelican