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January 21, 2009

Bighorn sheep disappearing from Colorado’s Pikes Peak

Colorado Springs, Colo. (AP) — Bighorn sheep populations are down on the western slopes of Pikes Peak, and the state has imposed hunting limits for the herd that has delighted tourists for decades. Recent counts found about 150 bighorn in the area, down from more than 300 in the late 1990s, according to the state

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Grants available to help local communities deal with polluted urban and agricultural runoff

MADISON – Local governments have until April 15 to apply for cost sharing grants to help meet state and federal requirements to control polluted runoff from agricultural and urban areas. The Department of Natural Resources is accepting applications for 2010 grant funding in both the Targeted Runoff Management (TRM) and Urban Nonpoint Source and Stormwater

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Fly fisherman’s Chippewa River catch confirmed as world record

HAYWARD – An avid fly fisherman and fishing guide is the latest Wisconsin world record holder for the monster musky he landed on the Chippewa River with a fly rod. Brad Bohen (background) and Derek Kuehl (foreground) display their “musky double”. Contributed Photo The National Fresh Water Fishing Hall of Fame and Museum notified Brad

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Two new bobcats arrive at the Mackenzie Education Center

POYNETTE, Wis. – People rarely have an opportunity to catch a glimpse of the elusive bobcat in the wild, but visitors to the wildlife exhibit at the MacKenzie Environmental Education Center in Poynette now have an opportunity to view two bobcats at their new home at the exhibit. The bobcats were born in captivity and

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Massachusetts hopes tax break will spur land conservation

Boston (AP) — The 72-acre parcel owned by Bette and Bernard Holmes was a developer’s dream, with more than 1,500 feet of pond front and room for 26 homes. But after the cranberry-growing Plymouth couple sat down with their children in 2003 to discuss out what to do with the property, Bette, 73, and Bernard,

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Plenty spent on endangered species list’s tortoise in Southwest

Salt Lake City (AP) — Leathery, shy and a bit world-weary, the Mojave desert tortoise doesn’t come across as a high-roller. But among land-going critters on the endangered species list, it’s among the top recipients of money spent by U.S. state and federal agencies trying to keep it from the brink of extinction, according to

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