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The New Jersey legislature is considering legislation to ban winged, flying monkeys in the state.
Wait a minute, I got that wrong – the New Jersey legislature is considering legislation to ban natural gas production through hydraulic fracturing, otherwise known as fracking.
The mix-up is an easy one to make. Neither winged, flying monkeys nor hydraulic fracturing exist in the Garden State. With high unemployment, budget deficits, crime, etc., taking their toll on New Jersey residents...
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Wolf populations are growing in the northwestern Great Lakes region, with the federal government removing the predator from regional endangered species protections as of Jan. 27. The decision returns management of the species to the state level.
More Than 4,000 WolvesAccording to the U.S. Department of the Interior, there are currently more than 4,000 wolves in the three core recovery states in the northwestern Great Lakes region, with wolf populations exceeding recovery goals. Minnesota’s...
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A gray wolf crossed south of the Oregon-California border this winter, marking the first time a wolf has been sighted in the Golden State since 1924. According to federal wildlife managers, the predator is ranging along the California-Oregon border hoping to define a home territory and searching for other wolves to form a pack.
Rex Houghton, president of the Siskiyou County Farm Bureau in California, describes the region as rural and very isolated. With plenty of open space, available food,...
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