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| July 19, 2008 |
| Bird survey aims to be true |
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A century ago, getting a handle on the state’s bird population required long rides on train and horseback, followed by miles on foot. Fifty years later, a husband and wife team duplicated the survey to see how much things had changed. And researchers just now are re-doing the study for the third time, using the same methods but adding some high-tech twists. Stephen Forbes, the first chief of the Illinois Natural History Survey hired two graduate students, Howard Ray and Alfred Gross, for the job in 1906. They struck out across Illinois by train and then went where their feet took them. Photos courtesy of the Illinois Natural History Survey “When the train stopped, they got off...
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| July 19, 2008 |
| Illinois birds less diverse |
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Like the globalization of industry that leaves a few giant companies to compete in the marketplace, Illinois birds have become more homogenous, with a few hardy species dominating. That’s one inescapable conclusion facing researchers as they come to the end of a statewide bird survey designed to duplicate efforts made in 1906 and 1956. “I think the total number of birds probably isn’t that much different than it was 100 years ago,” says Mike Ward, a research scientist with the Illinois Natural History Survey in Champaign. “It’s just that the diversity of birds is less. Everything is a lot more homogenous. You get robins, starlings, house sparrows, grack...
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| July 19, 2008 |
| Colorado DOW kills second urban mountain lion |
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The Durango Herald has reported a second mountain lion was killed inside the city limits of Durango in the space of a week. The first lion leapt on a lawn mower while a 14 year old boy was mowing lawns in Cortez, CO. Officials say both cats were females between 1 and 2 years old. They [...]
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| July 19, 2008 |
| The MSR Fury Tent is a Worthwhile Option |
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This year many people will probably go camping for the first time, and they will look at catalogs of camping gear and won't know which one is the best tent to choose. The best advice is to make sure that you think of your needs first and then find a tent to fit your needs, rather than looking at a price, and one of the things that is worth your consideration is the MSR fury tent, simply because it has got so many advantages that it really is worth taking a look at.
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| July 19, 2008 |
| Carp Fishing Secrets. |
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| July 19, 2008 |
| Judge Places Gray Wolf Back On Endangered Species List |
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Judge Donald Molloy of the U.S. District Court in Missoula, Montana returned the Northern Rockies gray wolf back under the protection of the Endangered Species Act. One report stated that Molloy said he thought the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service acted “prematurely” in removing the wolf from protection “despite scientific evidence”. Once again this ruling shows [...]
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| July 19, 2008 |
| Outdoors calendar - HeraldNet |
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Outdoors calendar HeraldNet, WA - 2 hours ago Pilchuck Treasure Hunting Club: A club for hobbyists dedicated to metal detecting, 7:30 pm third Wednesdays, Everett Firefighters Hall, 2411 Hewitt Ave., ...
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