September 13, 2009
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This would be a way to deploy solar power collectors without disrupting remote and pristine public lands- It also seems to me that a way to use the electricity to power a new generation of vehicle might also be possible. Idaho man gets federal money to develop his idea of putting solar panels in highways.…
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Deputy, trooper stun elk to free it from fence – AP
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New rules will supposedly still protect eagles- I also read the actual new regulations. One thing I didn’t know is that while bald eagle populations continue to grow, golden eagles might be in decline. Interior Releases New Rules for Disturbances to Bald and Golden Eagles. By Allison Winter. New York Times.
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For their body size, tigers have bigger brains than African lions- Are tigers ‘brianier’ than lions? Science Daily
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It’s in their droppings, and the infectious prions never go away! Really, really bad news about chronic wasting disease. Study Spells Out Spread of Brain Illness in Animals. By Sandra Blakeslee. New York Times. “Dr. Aiken said prions tended to bind to clay in soil and to persist indefinitely. When deer graze on infected dirt,…