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Also see: Euthenasia
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Sunday, 25 February 2007 |
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I've spent the week trying to make a decision on whether to have my dog killed or to let her illness run it's course. I suspect it's time to do it, but I can't seem to make that decision.
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Dog Memorials
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Sunday, 25 February 2007 |
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I just finished burying my oldest and dearest friend. When I got home from work last night I found her out in the yard and she was too weak to get up.
She couldn't stand even with help, and cried when I picked her up to carry her into the house. I knew in my heart that it was time to end her suffering.
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Osprey
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Sunday, 25 February 2007 |
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"In the first place, they are not really a hawk. They would like everyone to know they are in their own biological category." |
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Eagle Legends
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Sunday, 25 February 2007 |
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Back when it was always dark, it was also always summer. One day, Coyote and Eagle went hunting. Coyote was a poor hunter because of the dark. Eventually, they came to the Kachinas, a powerful people. The Kachinas had the Sun and the Moon in a box.
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Rabbit Legends
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Sunday, 25 February 2007 |
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Two young Fawns sat on the ground talking about their condition. They were two boys without a mother. "We used to have a deer for our mother," they said.
Rabbit came to them and said "I'm hungry. I've travelled without eating, and I've come a long way."
The Fawns said, "We have nothing to eat here; our food is not here."
Where is it?" asked Rabbit. |
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Game Fish, Other
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Saturday, 24 February 2007 |
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A scientific computer mapping analysis released by he Western Native Trout Campaign today demonstrates that native trout species in the western United States are strongly correlated with the region's remaining roadless areas.
If the federal roadless policy adopted in 2000 is withdrawn, many populations of native trout will likely become extinct.
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Trout
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Saturday, 24 February 2007 |
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A scientific computer mapping analysis released by he Western Native Trout Campaign today demonstrates that native trout species in the western United States are strongly correlated with the region's remaining roadless areas.
If the federal roadless policy adopted in 2000 is withdrawn, many populations of native trout will likely become extinct.
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Educational Films
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Saturday, 24 February 2007 |
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The first film of its kind promoting the protection of predators and their ecosystems, On Nature's Terms uses dramatic footage and inspirational stories to illustrate how ordinary citizens in both rural and urban America are doing their part to co-exist in harmony with predators. |
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Bison - Buffalo
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Saturday, 24 February 2007 |
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This is more than a story about livestock disease, animal management or a range war. The bison conflict has stirred people from vastly different backgrounds, offering a fascinating cross section of life in the Rocky Mountains today. |
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Bison - Buffalo
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Saturday, 24 February 2007 |
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Prairie State Park in Liberal, MO is a 3,700-acre spread of southwest Missouri land where a lost heritage is recaptured and a rare ecosystem preserved. Open year-round. |
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Editorials
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Saturday, 24 February 2007 |
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Most other members of my species, presumably cut from the same mold, seem not to be concerned over the institutionalized killing of animals for "food." Yet, the mere thought of the fear and agony experienced by the "farmed" animals who are killed for no reason other than the greedy desire for the taste of their flesh breaks my heart... My heart must be defective. |
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Bison - Buffalo
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Saturday, 24 February 2007 |
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It was the 8th annual Children's Bison Roundup on Wednesday at Antelope Island State Park. |
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Bison - Buffalo
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Saturday, 24 February 2007 |
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The famous and often controversial Yellowstone bison herds are changing the ecosystem around them as they move steadily to the west, according to Mary Meagher, a retired National Park Service biologist who has studied the bison for 40 years. |
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Bison - Buffalo
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Saturday, 24 February 2007 |
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The famous and often controversial Yellowstone bison herds are changing the ecosystem around them as they move steadily to the west, according to Mary Meagher, a retired National Park Service biologist who has studied the bison for 40 years. |
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Antelope Overview
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Friday, 23 February 2007 |
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To survive, antelopes rely on their ability to spot danger and to make a rapid escape. This defense system enables them to evade most wildlife predators, but it offers only partial protection from human hunters interested in antelope hide, horn, or meat, and no protection at all from changes to their habitat. |
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Antelope Overview
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Friday, 23 February 2007 |
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Although antelopes all belong to the cattle family (family Bovidae), the term antelope is an informal one, and does not have any precise scientific meaning. |
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Antelope Overview
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Friday, 23 February 2007 |
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Antelopes reach sexual maturity quickly. The smallest antelope species are ready to breed when just 6 months old, and the largest only need 3 or 4 years to reach sexual maturity. |
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Antelope Overview
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Friday, 23 February 2007 |
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Compared to some mammals, such as carnivores (meat-eaters) and primates (apes, monkeys, and humans), antelopes are not noted for high intelligence. |
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Antelope Overview
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Friday, 23 February 2007 |
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Antelopes differ from one another almost as much as they differ from other members of the cattle, goat, and sheep family. Size is one of the most striking and variable features of antelopes: The common eland towers over most breeds of domestic cattle and can be 300 times heavier than the royal antelope. |
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Antelope Overview
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Friday, 23 February 2007 |
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Antelope is a common name applied to a diverse group of hollow-horned mammals that belong to the same family as cattle, goats, and sheep. About 100 species of antelopes live in Africa and Asia, including some of the world's fastest and most elegant hoofed mammals, as well as some of the most endangered. |
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