A breed of bird (specifically the brown pelican) that was driven to the brink of extinction in the Gulf of Mexico, through loss of habitat and environmental (DDT) pollution. Through the efforts of many to restore their breeding grounds, the brown pelican was removed from the endangered list in 2009.
Then came BP and its attempt to get the record in the Guiness Book for the most animals driven into extinction by one event. It's looking like they will get the record and hopefully no one will want to break it.
Tony Hayward is a greedy scum sucking dirtbag who should lick the oil off of the pelicans that he condemned to a slow painful death.
The UNSC Drop-ship from the popular game Halo for the XBox. VTOL and multi-purpose, it can carry many soldiers and a vehicle. It can also be equipped with a variety of weaponry.
Australian jail lingo - used to refer to a prisoner with a big-mouth. Having a reputation as a pelican, or calling someone a pelican, usually ends up in someone being stabbed.