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Wild Mississippi

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In the newest mini-series, Wild Mississippi, viewers will get to see how the Mississippi river can both nurture and destroy. The show covers an entire year along the Mississippi, and shows the many challenges that the wildlife in the area deal with. The premiere miniseries event airs Sunday, February 12, 2012, 8 p.m. –

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Avian influenza H5N2 in the Mississippi and Pacific Flyways

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In any event, this round of H5N2 outbreaks is expected to slow down and stop soon, as the migrations wind down. This is the first finding in the Mississippi flyway. People should avoid contact with sick/dead poultry or wildlife. Or, even, many of them. Also, warmer conditions seem to attenuate avian influenza.

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U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Proposes 2015 Expansion of Hunting and Fishing Opportunities on National Wildlife Refuges

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Fish and Wildlife Service Director Dan Ashe today announced as part of Great Outdoors Month the agency is proposing to expand fishing and hunting opportunities on 21 refuges throughout the National Wildlife Refuge System. National wildlife refuges provide premier outdoor recreational opportunities across the Nation.

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Faithful Loons and Human Lunacy

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Maybe it was a version of the Mississippi River, maybe it was a version of the Warren River, likely both. In any event, by mid summer or so, the babies are not so small and more or less do OK on their own and hang around the nest. Atop the ridge, where no one will ever build cabins because it is too high up, is a grove of white pines.

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