MOUNT PLEASANT — Brown Pelicans are once again nesting on the Crab Bank Seabird Sanctuary after a yearslong absence. Their return to the spit of land near the mouth of Shem Creek is a conservation success story that’s been a long time in the making, the S.C. Department of Natural Resources said.

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Prior to a renourishment effort completed in 2021, the sanctuary was on the verge of being swallowed by the erosive effects of

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