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Lawmakers look to preserve SW.Va.’s scenic wilderness
“Southwest Virginia possesses the state’s best outdoor experience, with the highest mountains, most interesting rivers and superb hunting, camping, fishing, hiking and backpacking opportunities,” Boucher said |
Dozens of ducks found dead in northwest
Nearly 70 mallards were found dead near Nose Creek in the city's northwest and wildlife officials are still trying to figure out what killed them.
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Storms obliterate flock of rare crane fledglings
"It's devastating, just devastating. I could not have thought of any scenario in which we would lose all of the birds," |
For killing bird, court says man owes $19,500
"The eagle pounced on my dog," he said. "I had to rescue it."
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Many Bird Species Threatened
Habitats Lost to Development
As if there were not enough environmental concerns lately, the Connecticut Audubon Society Fairfield Nature Center and Larsen Sanctuary has found that 50 bird species out of the 190 in the state are either endangered, threatened or of special concern. 1/18/07 Norwalk-Citizen |
Birds died natural death Parasites, temperature drop blamedWhen the 63 birds were found Jan. 8, it caused a minor panic — Congress Avenue was closed, dozens of businesses were shuttered, and the mystery became national news. |
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Stranded birds get lift from
plane ride
The birds missed the trip back with the rest of the flock and were found stranded on a frozen lake north of Minneapolis. |
Robins and their songs
are sure signs of winter
If you hail from the North, nothing said spring like the return of
robins. Excitement rose as rumors of first sightings of this cheery
fellow each year mounted until you, too, spotted one and winter was
officially over. |
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Fears for sea birds after Napoli oil slick - Wildlife workers were today trying to save hundreds of oiled sea birds washed ashore in Devon and Dorset after the container vessel Napoli ran aground.1/24/07 telegraph.co.uk
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Ferrets threaten Chatham's rare birds
Forest and Bird spokesman Mark Bellingham said if ferrets became established on Chatham Island, it would pose a high risk of extinction of a range of threatened species including taiko, the world's rarest seabird with only about 100 remaining |
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Dallas, Texas Water Board
sue over wildlife refuge
AUSTIN — The Texas Water Development Board and the city of Dallas are suing the federal government over its creation of a wildlife refuge on land some officials wanted for a reservoir to provide water for the Dallas-Fort Worth area. |
Ask the Dust
In 1913, Los Angeles took the water from the Owens
River as its own, and in the process both destroyed and preserved a
pristine mountain valley. Now, 93 years later, L.A. is giving some of
the water back
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