Bob Hodge: Turtles are much more than food for thought

Source: KnoxNews

A greenway isn't the likeliest place to be holding a wildlife debate, but it was appropriate considering the topic: snapping turtles. While hundreds of thousands of people in Tennessee eat everything from deer and wild turkeys ...
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Escape the chaos at Cook Forest State Park

Source: GoErie.com

Who doesn't need a little summer getaway? The road calls and the season's right for exploring. But the wallet isn't always willing. Today's story kicks off an occasional series highlighting a handful of places -- little gems ...
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New guidebook spotlights Indiana County parks and trails

Source: Pittsburgh Entertainment

ERNEST -- Ed Patterson says every day of his 34 years as executive director of Indiana County Parks and Trails has been so different that he's never established a morning routine at work. Patterson has filtered those three decades of ...
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Working on the First Coast: Herpetology keeper at Jacksonville zoo handles all kinds

Source: Jacksonville.com

Emily Mikus is a herpetology keeper at the Jacksonville Zoo and Gardens. That means she gets the amphibians and reptiles: that’s snakes, gators and frogs. She grew up in Philadelphia and started working at the zoo there while s ...
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New armored lizard discovered in landmine-riddled region

Source: Mongabay.com

Jeremy Hance mongabay.com May 21, 2012 The new species of lizard, Cordylus marunguensi, from the Democratic Republic of Congo. Photo courtesy of Eli Greenbaum. A new lizard has been discovered in a war-torn area of the Democrati ...
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PHOTOS: Hikers Hit Santa Susana Trails

Source: Encino Patch

Sunny. Highs in the 80s to lower 90s. Local residents get a tour of the Santa Susana Pass State Historic Park. So, in celebration, the Foundation for the Preservation of the Santa Susana Mountains held Santa Susana Trails Day on Saturday, off ...
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