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the animal odd couple
Bookmarked 769 weeks ago in this latest installment of cbs news assignment america steve hartman visits an animal sanctuary where a dog and an elephant have formed a very lasting and unusual friendship |
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tarra amp bella a match made in ele-heaven
Bookmarked 748 weeks ago tarra the elephant and bella the dog best friends at the elephant sanctuary in tennessee with no human encouragement tarra adopted this stray dog on her own several years ago and the two are now inseparable their inspiring quotodd couplequot story was recently featured on cbs news and in quotbarkquot magazine for more information about the elephant sanctuary please visit http:wwwelephantscomfootnote: since bella and tarra039s recent television exposure a lot of people have asked how the spinal injury happened when bella was found in a shallow ravine in the elephant habitat unable to walk she was rushed to the veterinary hospital x-rays revealed that she had sustained a spinal injury the absence of deep tissue damage and puncture wounds led the veterinarian to surmise that bella039s spinal injury was the result of an awkward twist most likely sustained when she was running and jumping over something the good news is that bella has recovered from her injuryupdate: sadly bella has passed away please visit the following pages for more information on bella:bella039s tribute page: http:bitlybella_tribute slideshow in honor of bella: http:bitlyu1ofcg goodbye to bella: http:bitlyvbbgng |
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the shrinking san pedro river
Bookmarked 781 weeks ago it is one of the most ecologically rich places on earth it harbors the highest diversity of mammals in the united states and the second highest in the world in southern arizona the san pedro river flows north from mexico across the us border and with it flows a stunning variety of lifequotthe san pedro riparian corridor is such a huge influence on migratory patterns for all kinds of animals but especially birdsquot said randy serraglio of center for biological diversity quotfor the entire continental united states it039s a very precious placequotbut like many desert rivers the san pedro has lost a good deal of its flow because the ground water pumping in the area has drawn down the water table expanding industry and development in nearby sierra vista and the fort huachuca army installation are the biggest users of water in the region as more water is pumped from underground less water makes it to the river itself as a result the river is shrinkingalong with a diminishing water supply laws designed to protect the river039s many threatened and endangered species and by extension the san pedro itself were recently relaxed for the sake of local industrythe renzi rider as the legislation was called exempts fort huachuca and the surrounding community of sierra vista from the requirements of the endangered species act activist hope to reverse the exemption but for now without laws that would ensure adequate water flow community members are doing what they can to preserve this disappearing natural resource |
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