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The new estimate comes after recent aerial surveys that wildlife managers used to revise estimates of winter-killed bison from roughly 400 animals to roughly 700 animals.

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Montana and federal officials announced a deal Thursday to let some bison migrate through a private ranch bordering Yellowstone National Park, the Associated Press reports. It would allow a small number of the animals to avoid slaughter under a disease control program that has claimed more than 3,000 bison since 2000.

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ISLE ROYALE NATIONAL PARK, Mich. (AP) — Ignoring our observation plane circling above the frozen Lake Superior wilderness, the eight gray wolves seemed as harmless as your beloved pooch cavorting with its pals in the yard. Trotting along Siskiwit Bay, they playfully nipped and pawed each other, pausing occasionally to roll in the snow.

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One of the most important legacies we will leave to future generations is the preservation of our nation’s vital natural resources,” Durbin said. “Edward Abbey was right; the idea of wilderness doesn’t need defense, only more who are willing to defend it. We can’t allow our wild places to become nothing more than memories.”

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With the price of gas ever on the rise and the cost of just about everything else going up how can we afford a vacation? I may have a solution, though it’s not Disney World it can be a fun and memorable experience for the whole family.

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