Saving Pelican 895
★ 6.7 · 2011 · 39m · Documentary · Drama
HBO Documentary Films Presents the story of the effort to save the 895th surviving oiled pelican in Louisiana, showing how conservationists, government agencies and wildlife activists joined forces to preserve this one life.
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