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Feds reject petition to list spotted owl
May 23 2006 10:05PM (CT)
FRESNO, Calif. (AP) - The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service on Tuesday rejected a petition to list the California spotted owl under the Endangered Species Act, saying the population is stable and programs that prevent forest wildfires will allow it to thrive.
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Tribe seeks greater freedom to kill eagles
May 23 2006 6:21PM (CT)
JACKSON, Wyo. (AP) - The Northern Arapaho Tribe and a man accused of shooting a bald eagle on the Wind River Indian Reservation say the federal government should make it easier for American Indians to apply to kill bald eagles for use in religious ceremonies.
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Indonesian volcano spews lava, ash
May 23 2006 6:11PM (CT)
MOUNT MERAPI, Indonesia (AP) - Mount Merapi spit out lava and a spectacular series of hot clouds Tuesday, as Indonesian government observers warned that the volcano remained a danger to villagers living on its slopes.
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Rocky Mountain elk plan may cost $18M
May 23 2006 6:09PM (CT)
BOULDER, Colo. (AP) - A 20-year plan to thin the burgeoning elk herd in Rocky Mountain National Park could cost $18 million to kill some animals and disperse others, park officials said.
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Archeologists to search for lost mission
May 23 2006 6:05PM (CT)
ALBANY, Ga. (AP) - Amateur archeologists will get a chance to search this summer for the lost mission of Santa Isabel de Utinahica, built in the wilderness in the 1600s for a lone friar who was dispatched to evangelize among the Indians on the edge of Spain's colonial empire.
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Study: Oregon power plant spreads haze
May 23 2006 6:04PM (CT)
BOARDMAN, Ore. (AP) - A new federal study shows that a coal-burning power plant in Eastern Oregon causes pollution in 10 protected parks and wilderness areas in three states.
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Penguins, otters returning to New Orleans
May 23 2006 7:45AM (CT)
OAKLAND, Calif. (AP) - Nineteen African blackfooted penguins and two sea otters that were rescued from a New Orleans aquarium after Hurricane Katrina returned home Monday on a cargo flight donated by FedEx Corp.
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