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Omaha veterinarian identifies rare rabies strain in kitten

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Several hundred wild animals, mostly raccoons, have been trapped and vaccinated around Omaha, Nebraska, after a kitten positive for a variant of rabies carried by raccoons that hadn’t been detected in the state before.

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Looking for Sandhill Cranes in Kearney, Nebraska? Pull Over!

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The massive flocks of Sandhill Cranes that stop over in Nebraska on their way north are becoming a bigger and bigger tourist attraction. In those situations, Nebraska State Patrol Capt. Chris Kolb of Grand Island said, bird watchers only become safety hazards.

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Proposed Nebraska Legislation Angers Horse Activists

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Two bills introduced in the Nebraska Legislature are drawing fire from the largest animal advocacy organization in the world. From the Lexington Clipper-Herald. click here for the full article. Newcomer to the Legislature Sen.

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A Bird’s Eye View of the Rainwater Basin

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Dozens of WPAs are located in the Rainwater Basin , a region south of the Platte River in south-central Nebraska, at the narrowest point of the Central Flyway. Located near Holdrege, Nebraska, it is known for spring migration and occasional Whooping Cranes. Funk WPA is about three miles long and is dissected by roads and dikes.

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Stamping the First Robin of Spring

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But apparently Fred was not alone because over the last three years quite a few people from Michigan, Ontario, Indiana, Iowa, and Nebraska have chimed in to say that they too, grew up stamping robins and some mentioned passing it on to their children and grandchildren.

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Why Did the Prairie Chicken Cross the State?

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After being nabbed in Nebraska and outfitted with a GPS collar in April of this year, Bird No. Not quite as fancy as the satellite tracker that Bird No. 112 got, this radio transmitter nevertheless tells scientists at the Missouri Department of Conservation where this Greater Prairie Chicken is. .

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A Bird’s Eye View of the Rainwater Basin

10,000 Birds

Dozens of WPAs are located in the Rainwater Basin , a region south of the Platte River in south-central Nebraska, at the narrowest point of the Central Flyway. Located near Holdrege, Nebraska, it is known for spring migration and occasional Whooping Cranes. Funk WPA is about three miles long and is dissected by roads and dikes.

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