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Cockfighter breeder pleads guilty on federal animal cruelty charges, facing five years in prison

Submitted by Elk Grove News.Net on Thursday, July 19th, 11:05 am

Thomas Lee Crow. | 
July 17, 2018 |
A man charged with animal cruelty plead guilty yesterday to federal charges of aiding and abetting illegal animal fighting involving a large cockfighting enterprise. Thomas Lee Crow, 49, of Fresno, California entered the plea yesterday in federal court.
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World's ugliest dog dies weeks after winning title

Submitted by AppealDemocrat on Wednesday, July 11th, 10:57 am

ANOKA, Minn. (AP) — A 9-year-old English bulldog has died just weeks after winning the 2018 World's Ugliest Dog contest... Read More

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North Dakota author details comeback of American buffalo

Submitted by AppealDemocrat on Monday, June 18th, 10:38 am

North Dakota author Francie Berg's last book about the American buffalo was a guide for adventurers eager to get out on back roads to see the historic sites where the great animal once flourished. The... Read More

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Saving a dying breed

Submitted by UC Davis on Friday, April 6th, 9:15 am

Wild horses living on California’s Channel Islands evolved into a unique breed, but face an uncertain future on the mainland... Read More

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What 3 feet of seawater could mean for the world’s turtles

Submitted by UC Davis on Monday, March 26th, 4:20 pm

Ninety percent of the world’s coastal freshwater turtle species are expected to be affected by sea level rise by 2100, according to a study from the University of California, Davis.

The study, published in Early View online today in the journal Biological Reviews, is the first comprehensive global assessment of freshwater turtles that frequent brackish, or slightly salty, waters. The study may help guide conservation strategies for turtles. 

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Goats here for spring grazing season

Submitted by City iLights, City of West Sacramento
Monday, February 26th, 2018, 3:33pm

A herd of 400 mastication goats arrived  at the Broderick Boat Ramp this week where they will munch grass for the next several days before moving to other locations in the City. The animals play an important role in vegetation management and fire fuel suppression on city-managed open space.

 

   

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Bears burned in California wildfires healed with fish skins, released to wild

Submitted by UC Davis on Wednesday, January 24th, 5:18 pm

Two adult female black bears that were burned during the Thomas Fire in Southern California have recuperated and are now back in the wild thanks to the help of University of California, Davis, veterinarians and the California Department of Fish and Wildlife.

 

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