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A brown pelican prepares to take flight from a section of steel boom in Barataria Bay, Grand Isle, La., Aug. 21, 2010. The steel boom has been placed to protect the many sensitive pelican nesting grounds in the bay.

PELICAN PROTECTION

A brown pelican prepares to take flight from a section of steel boom in Barataria Bay, Grand Isle, La., Aug. 21, 2010. The steel boom has been placed to protect the many sensitive pelican nesting grounds in the bay.

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