Officials called the new rules a "seismic shift" in safety, aimed at stemming a string of equine deaths at the track since Christmas. via Santa Anita bans drugs, limits whips after 22nd horse suffers fatal injury — NBC News Top Stories
More than a Dozen Small Animals Dead After Fire Erupts at Museum in San Bernardino County — KTLA
An intense fire ripped through a an animal museum in Oak Glen on Thursday, killing 18 small animals and injuring a firefighter before it was extinguished, authorities said. A fire engulfed the Mountain Town Museum in Oak Glen on Mach 14, 2019. (Credit: Cal Fire) The fire broke out shortly before noon at the Animal… via …
Shamrocks Are Everywhere on St. Patrick’s Day. Here’s How the Three-Leaf Clover Became a Symbol of All Things Irish — TIME
St. Patrick’s Day has no shortage of iconography, but for those who celebrate on March 17, one symbol stands above the rest: the shamrock. The holiday, which began centuries ago as the feast day of St. Patrick, the patron saint of Ireland, has become a day in which everyone gets to be Irish — in… via …
Heavy Rain, Massive Snow Melt Trigger Flooding Evacuations in Nebraska — TIME
(OMAHA, Neb.) — Officials in eastern Nebraska are still evacuating communities around rivers that are spilling their banks in the wake of heavy rains and massive snow melt. Sarpy County officials urged all residents directly along the Platte and Missouri rivers to evacuate Friday morning as water levels continued to rise. The Sarpy County Sheriff’s… via …
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Disease From Domestic Animals Suspected in Die-Off of Bighorn Sheep in Riverside County Desert — KTLA
A new survey has found a sharp decline in desert bighorn sheep in Southern California, and biologists suspect the cause is a disease contracted from domestic animals. The California Department of Fish and Wildlife says a survey earlier this month counted 60 bighorns in the Mount San Gorgonio region east of Los Angeles. That’s down… via …
Live Video: Bald Eagle Nestling on Two Eggs Perched High in Big Bear Tree; Viewers Anxiously Await Hatchings — KTLA
https://www.youtube.com/embed/5b2dUgK6VV4?version=3&rel=1&fs=1&autohide=2&showsearch=0&showinfo=1&iv_load_policy=1&wmode=transparent A second egg has been laid in a nest shared by two bald eagles in Southern California and nature lovers will anxiously watch for the hatchings via an online live feed . The first egg arrived March 6, followed by the second one on Saturday. The U.S. Forest Service says the parents will share incubation… …
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Take the dandelion dare — Scottish pollinators
To capture your attention I could do a lot worse, it seems, than encourage you to “Make space for dandelions.” Rarely has one single plant raised the ire of so many, but let me explain whilst I make a plea for this very special flower. Now, I will concede from the outset that dandelions have […] …
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