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Pelican Island National Wildlife Refuge
Pelican Island National Wildlife Refuge
is a
United States
National Wildlife Refuge
located just off the western coast of
Orchid Island
in the
Indian River Lagoon
east of
Sebastian, Florida
. The refuge consists of a island that includes an additional of surrounding water and is located off the east coast of
Florida
of the Indian River Lagoon. Established by an
executive order
of
President
Theodore Roosevelt
on March 14, 1903, Pelican Island was the first national wildlife refuge in the United States. It was created to protect
egrets
and other birds from extinction through
plume hunting
.
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