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Jackie’s memorial is becoming a two-day wildlife weekend
Jackie’s memorial will begin at Bear Mountain on October 3, followed by wildlife education events across Big Bear Valley on October 4.
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Animals and nature
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Jackie’s memorial is becoming a two-day wildlife weekend
Jackie’s memorial will begin at Bear Mountain on October 3, followed by wildlife education…
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HeeHaw the donkey was raised as family. Then a police search turned fatal
A bottle-raised miniature donkey was shot during a police search in Georgia. His owner…
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Can Jackie’s remains return to Big Bear?
Federal eagle rules, the National Eagle Repository and what has—and has not—been confirmed about…
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Dolphin calf’s death in Ceuta prompts animal-cruelty complaint
A conservation group has filed a complaint over a dolphin calf’s death in Ceuta,…
Science and space
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Ontario wildfire smoke stretched across the Great Lakes and into the U.S.
A NASA satellite image shows smoke from Ontario wildfires moving across Canada, the Great…
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Taylor Farms removes lettuce as Cyclospora outbreak reaches 1,644 cases
Taylor Farms is removing iceberg lettuce from parts of its foodservice supply after a…
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Ancient monastery in Egypt reveals how early Christian monks lived
In Egypt’s western desert, archaeologists have uncovered a monastery that appears to date to…
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Why a cluster of scientist deaths is raising questions without proving a connection
A death inside the scientific community rarely becomes a national story on its own.…
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