The Survival of Sam the Pelican

A listless teenager, Rick, in Florida gets a job helping with a survey of the pelican population; he finds an injured bird and nurses it back to health.

Cast

Kim Friese

as Rick Preston

Scott Lee

as Peter Barnes

Bill DeHollander

as Dave Weyburn

Michael Dees

as Narrator

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