Pelican release at Strawberry Reservoir (IMAGE)

S.J. & Jessie E. Quinney College of Natural Resources, Utah State University

Pelican release at Strawberry Reservoir

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USU graduate student Kevin Chapman releases an American White Pelican which was originally caught in Idaho and recaptured on Strawberry Reservoir. Diet analysis of pelicans at Strawberry Reservoir showed that the vast majority of their diet included abundant native fish rather than sportfish.

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Photo by Frank P. Howe

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