Size tricks of four white egrets reveal hunting habits
Four white egrets on a Mississippi River field challenged size perception as three appeared as great egrets and a fourth seemed smaller until neck position and leg length clarified it was another great egret. The piece notes how leg visibility in shallow water and neck retraction affect identification and mentions historical Wisconsin egret trends and conservation.
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Roberts Stamping Grounds
Mississippi River
Rock River Valley
Horicon
Wisconsin
Illinois
Gulf States
Mountain lions spotted in Green County near New Glarus
Reports describe multiple mountain lion sightings around New Glarus and rural Green County dating back to last November with over sixty similar Wisconsin reports in ten years. Witnesses include Carol Beaafield and Mary Dibble who identified tawny cats with long tails, while state officials suggest released pets may account for the sightings.
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New Glarus
Wisconsin
Carol Beaafield
Blanchardville
Ms. Beaafield
Mary Dibble
State Social Service
Ms. Dibble
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Wisconsin Chippewa treaty talks on hunting and fishing rights
The state government and Chippewa representatives will begin Friday at 9 a.m. near Rhinelander to negotiate a permanent agreement on treaty protected hunting and fishing rights. A federal judge previously affirmed the Chippewas rights on ceded lands covering about one third of northern Wisconsin. The ruling ends part of the Chippewa treaty trials while limits on state regulation remain to be decided.
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