Warden Paul Kroegel, (with brown pelican) would visit the island to conduct surveys or check on the birds. The birds seemed to trust him and he could approach without disturbing them. He is shown here with his son Rodney and the mother of George...
first refuge manager; Pelican Island NWR; Florida; pelican; refuge centennial; History
Paul Kroegel (1864 - 1948) was an early “bureaucrat” in name only, and was one of those “characters” that had history not produced him, he would have been invented. A boatbuilder and German immigrant from Chemnitz, Germany who arrived in...
Pelican Island NWR; Florida;refuge centennial; History
Paul Kroegel (1864 - 1948) wore a deceptively high hat, carried a menacing 10-gauge shotgun, and interpreted the boundaries of newly-created Pelican Island National Wildlife Refuge loosely in a one-man effort to save the brown pelican from...
Invasive species; Interpretation; Photography; Mammals; Rodents; Work of the Service; Wildlife management; Employees (USFWS); Education;
Paul Heimowitz and the film crew begin a joint effort of USFWS and Pangolin Film's to create awareness surrounding the dangers of the spreading non-native nutria populations in the northwest region.
July 2001 Mark Rukovishnikoff by "Rat Patrol" sign, close-up of mark by door sign and "rat kill" might be intersesting? In the tradition of fighter aircraft, rat kills are indicated on the "Rat Patrol" truck at St....