Movie: Saving Pelican 895

Top 3 Billed Cast

Michael Carloss
Michael Carloss

Self

Jay Holcomb
Jay Holcomb

Self - Wildlife Rehab Manager

Adam Ribota
Adam Ribota

Self

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    Saving Pelican 895

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    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.

  • Release Date

    2011-04-01

  • Average

    6.7

  • Rating:

    3.4 starts
  • Tagline

    7,000 birds will die after the BP oil spill. Will this pelican survive?

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