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Scat Dogs Spot Owls

No, they’re not canine masters of jazzy nonsense, crooning in the moonlight. They’re the University of Washington’s Center for Conservation Biology detection dogs Shrek and Max, who’ve been trained to sniff out northern spotted owl pellets (the undigested stuff they hack up after a meal) at the bases of trees (and thusly find the owls). […]

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Hiding Confidently Under The Covers

Photo from Sailing “Footprints: Real to Reel” (Ronn Ashore) The Eureka Police Department has entered what appears to be an introspective, self-improvement period. First it hires a homeless liaison to tend to the needs of those a-wander in our streets and marshes. And then it conducts a “crime and policing” survey to assess residents’ measure […]

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