Welcome to Pelican Media
Based in San Francisco, California, Pelican Media is a nonprofit 501(c)(3) organization whose primary aim is the production of films with environmental themes.
Our special focus is on urban habitat: the relationships between people and animals. Recent projects include films about a flock of wild parrots in San Francisco, California brown pelicans along the coast, and double-crested cormorants on a Columbia River island.
Our revenue comes from foundations, individuals, organizations, government grants, broadcast rights, film royalties, stock footage sales, DVD/video distribution, and other program-related sources. Executive Director Judy Irving is an Emmy-and-Sundance-award-winning filmmaker.
Flying Made Easy
Why do birds fly in a "V"?
And how can they fly so close to the water? Helicopter pilot Andy White explains these aerodynamic maneuvers — drafting and "ground effect" — as we watch pelicans and cormorants in flight. This is one of the "Extras" on the Pelican Dreams DVD, which can be purchased here: pelicanmedia.org/shop.
Pelican Media Board of Directors
Laura Lent, President
David Kennedy, Treasurer
Marilee A. Gaffney, Secretary
Corinne DeBra
Katherine Petrin
Annie Somerville
Nanette Stringer
John M. Anderson, Legal Counsel