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Two Bald Eagles in Air Battle Remind Us of NJ Politicians

Jim Gearhart Show — Thu, 16 May 2013 12:01:33 +0000

Sometimes you can learn a lot from nature. Take a recent story from Duluth, Minnesota.

Lion Mauls Intern to Death at Calif. Cat Haven

Townsquare News Network — Thu, 07 Mar 2013 13:19:24 +0000

DUNLAP, Calif. — Authorities are trying to determine what provoked a lion at an exotic animal park in Central California to attack and maul to death a 24-year-old woman, who had been on the job as an intern there for just a few weeks.

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Amazing Footage of Golden Eagle Attempting to Snatch a Kid

Dennis and Judi Show — Wed, 19 Dec 2012 19:03:04 +0000

Just when you thought it was safe to bring your kids back on the golf course. You'll never believe the footage you are about to see.

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Deal Struck to Protect Whales from Wind Turbines

Townsquare News Network — Wed, 12 Dec 2012 15:03:22 +0000

Groups developing offshore wind farms from New Jersey to Virginia have agreed to try to protect North Atlantic right whales.

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NJ's Bear Hunting Season Ending

Townsquare News Network — Fri, 07 Dec 2012 13:46:11 +0000

New Jersey’s annual six-day bear hunt ends at sunset Saturday. Hunters have killed 228 bruins as of Thursday, mostly in Sussex County. The hunt aims to control the state’s black bear population, now estimated at about 2,900 in the hunting area, about 500 fewer than in 2010. Environmental Protection Department biologists expect a harvest similar [...]

Great Apes Suffer Mid-Life Crisis, Study Finds

Townsquare News Network — Mon, 19 Nov 2012 20:23:53 +0000

Some of us know all about having a midlife crisis. Now a new report says chimpanzees and orangutans have them, too.

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Rescued Baby Owls Being Released Into Wild

Leanne Vuksanic — Tue, 28 Aug 2012 14:56:06 +0000

Rescued tawny owls are being released back into the wild at the RSPCA West Hatch Wildlife Centre in Taunton, England.

The owls will be released between January and the end of July.

Thirty-three of the baby birds were taken to the RSPCA centre in Somerset for care

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Lakota Wolf Preserve an Incredible Wildlife Experience in NJ – Daily Day Trip

Leanne Vuksanic — Mon, 06 Aug 2012 19:32:46 +0000

Discover an incredible wildlife experience in New Jersey at the Lakota Wolf Preserve in Columbia for a day trip like no other.

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Black Bear Sightings In Ocean & Monmouth Rare [AUDIO]

Jason Allentoff — Thu, 24 May 2012 09:51:12 +0000

This week's bear sighting in Lakewood, Jackson and Howell Township's are rare but not impossible. Hundreds of concerned phone calls poured into police headquarters Tuesday and Wednesday regarding a black bear cub being seen at various points around the communities.

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Black Bear Complaint Calls Way Down In New Jersey [AUDIO]

Matthew White — Thu, 17 May 2012 08:13:48 +0000

You may or may not have noticed a lack of headlines for black bear encounters across New Jersey. State officials are crediting new numbers to the success of two years of black bear harvests.

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