Plight of the Pelican: How Science Saved a Species Ethan Sacks senior class traditions

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Plight of the Pelican: How Science Saved a Species Ethan Sacks senior class traditionsA richly illustrated nonfiction picture book celebrating how scientists and activists can work together to create change and protect wildlife, making the world safer for creatures both big and small. How do you save a species? Start at the edges of the food chain. In the 1950s, the brown pelican went from thriving to barely surviving. The culprit was DDT: a harmful pesticide that seeped into soil, spread in the water, festered in small fish, and