“But when we held the Pelican Island Wildlife Festival at Riverview Park, people never really understood what the Pelican Island National Wildlife Refuge was or why we were hosting the festival.

Pelican Island National Wildlife Refuge in Indian River County is managed as part of the Everglades Headwaters National Wildlife Refuge Complex.

A new commemorative observes the centennial of Florida’s Pelican Island National Wildlife Refuge. Pelican Island itself marked the beginning of the National Wildlife Refuge system. The 37-cen… ...

Nature lovers who enjoy watching wildlife will love this historic national wildlife refuge in Florida, famous for brown pelicans and beautiful trails.

Fast Fact: Pelican Island National Wildlife Refuge was the first designated wildlife refuge in America. In 1903, President Theodore Roosevelt decreed that the tiny island of Pelican Island ...

Pelican Island National Wildlife Refuge is ranked #4 out of 11 things to do in Vero Beach. See pictures and our review of Pelican Island National Wildlife Refuge.

CHASE LAKE NATIONAL WILDLIFE REFUGE, N.D.--Nearly 40,000 birds are nesting this year on a 14-acre island that formed over the past two decades in Chase Lake National Wildlife Refuge, according to ...

Those who want to visit a less-visited part of Florida should visit America's first national wildlife refuge on an island ...

President Theodore Roosevelt made Pelican Island the first National Wildlife Refuge in 1903. Paul Kroegel was the first warden.

Teddy Roosevelt designated Pelican Island as the first national wildlife refuge 121 years ago this week.

The National Wildlife Refuge System welcomed three new units during a ceremony held at the Pelican Island, the system's birthplace, established by President Teddy Roosevelt.

Bird watchers and animal lovers, get those cameras ready. Sanibel Island’s “Ding” Darling National Wildlife Refuge is reopening Wildlife Drive.