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Locals will sound off on plan to create island snake colony

Edit Boston Herald 09 May 2016
— Residents in a Massachusetts town near Quabbin Reservoir Island will have the opportunity to sound off on the state's plan to create a refuge for endangered rattlesnakes ......

Young dog attack victim's mum skeptical about Auckland dog amnesty

Edit Topix 09 May 2016
The mother of a 7-year-old boy savagely mauled by a family pitbull cross dog is applauding efforts to control menacing dogs. But, Virginia Minarapa, mother of Darnelle Minarapa-Brown, said although she's impressed with Auckland Council's amnesty drive, she does not believe it will net especially dangerous fighting dogs ... ....

Dan Walters: Water rights will be next big California fight

Edit Sacramento Bee 09 May 2016
After years of drought, winter’s rain and snow storms generated close to a normal supply of water for California. As winter turned to spring, the Bureau of Reclamation announced allocations to farmers ... It’s led to the first system for regulating use of underground aquifers, which supply about a third of California’s water, and seems to be reducing opposition to creating more reservoirs to capture winter rains ... Dan Walters....

Annual Hot Dog Show

Edit Topix 09 May 2016
The Paphiakos & CCP Animal Welfare group is busily organising one of the largest events in Paphos. its 19th annual Hot Dog Show, being held this weekend in the harbour. "This year a whole new concept of the event awaits, all focused on the animals," spokeswoman Oana Simion-Bodnaras said ... ....

Dog shot after killing cat in northwest valley

Edit Review Journal 09 May 2016
Area resident shot the dog after it killed a cat ... ....

Albertans Who Fled Wildfire Get Help From Afar After Losing All

Edit Bloomberg 09 May 2016
Brad Thistle, 37, his wife and dog have been staying at a campground in their trailer in Plamondon, Alberta, about a two-hour drive south of Fort McMurray, and stopping into evacuation centers set up by volunteers for meals and companionship, he said ... dogs for evacuees, filling up fuel tanks and handing out bottles of water and fresh baby diapers....

Unique competition to showcase pioneering University research (University of Bath)

Edit Public Technologies 09 May 2016
(Source. University of Bath) ... This year's competition coincides with celebrations for the University of Bath's 50th Anniversary - which will be officially marked this October ... Our researchers working in Architecture & Civil Engineering, including PhD candidate Mahan Amani Geshnigani, are conducting research on the topic at local reservoirs as their image'Assessing how oxygen levels influence quality' explores ... Engaged research community....

Axl Rose debuts with AC/DC in Lisbon, earns rave reviews: an unexpected 'triumph'

Edit Sydney Morning Herald 09 May 2016
After being savaged for choosing Axl Rose as its replacement singer AC/DC slayed the naysayers at the new line-up's debut gig in Lisbon, Portugal. For a start, Rose arrived only five minutes past the scheduled time. He was reputedly once late to the stage at a Guns N'Roses gig because he wanted to finish watching a Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles movie) ... Given The Dog A Bone ... ....

A Walk in James Herriot's Yorkshire, England

Edit The Examiner 09 May 2016
A Walk in the Countryside of Yorkshire, England. In the clean country air of Yorkshire, England, you can still find a peaceful solitude hardly imaginable in today's hectic world. Here the sleepy beauty of beloved Yorkshire storyteller James Herriot remains unchanged ... Basil, accompanied by his clever dog Taj, was careful to select obscure "Public Footpaths" that highlight all sorts of historical intrigue along the way ... ....

Fort McMurray wildfire 'may be turning a corner,' official says

Edit CNN 09 May 2016
(CNN)The massive wildfire that forced the evacuation of almost 90,000 people in Alberta shows signs of slowing down, thanks to the hard work of firefighters and a turn in the weather ... For us this is great firefighting weather." ... Replay ... All Canadian public schools will accept evacuated children when classes start Monday, Notley said, and first responder crews are now checking on dogs, cats and other pets that may have been left behind ... ....

Three thirsty deer stray into villages, die

Edit The Hindu 08 May 2016
On Saturday, a five-year-old deer that had come near Tumari village, Sagar taluk, to drink from the Sharavathi river backwaters, was attacked by stray dogs, Deputy Conservator of Forests Mohan Gangolli told The Hindu ... outskirts of Barur village in Sagar taluk was attacked by dogs....

Hike in Hetch Hetchy—a fine alternative to Yosemite Valley

Edit The Examiner 08 May 2016
... Yosemite Valley in beauty, became a reservoir and a water system in California in the 1920s....

Permit request dropped for planned East Texas reservoir

Edit The Miami Herald 08 May 2016
Army Corps of Engineers has withdrawn a request for a federal permit to build an East Texas reservoir that's been in the works for nearly 40 years ... Reservoir Project....
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