Camel breeding an exotic life in Cape Girardeau
CAPE GIRARDEAU Mo AP rancher Dave Hale swapped a tractor for a camel in 1965 and now runs about 600 head of livestock on 120 acres including 100 camels. His drive through 5 H Ranch once housed chimps lemurs and a giraffe and his camels star in parades movies and commercials across the United States. Hale hand nurses newborns to keep them gentle and notes camels’ humps store fat not water.
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Cape Girardeau, Mo
Dave Hale
Maxine Hale
Cape Girardeau
Hale
Donald Trump
Taj Mahal
Morely Swingle
Ringling Bros. Circus
Audit finds Eastern US lax on animal welfare enforcement
Federal animal welfare investigators report the Eastern region is less aggressive in pursuing violations. They cite cases where a child was injured by a jaguar and a monkey bite incident, with many violators not acted on. Western region pursued more fines and action.
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Washington
United States
Agriculture Department
Department
Darby Holladay
People For the Ethical Treatment of
Mary Beth Sweetland
Mountain lion debate stirs western Kansas wildlife talk
After 101 years without a documented wild lion in western Kansas the question persists. Biologists see little solid evidence yet locals and nearby states report sightings or near encounters. Farmers like Larry Abell and his son Aaron describe black, about 100 pound lions near farms and creeks, while experts note lions’ secretive nature and rarity.
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Wichita
Kansas
Colorado
Nebraska
Missouri
Oklahoma
Larry Abell
Dickinson County
Abelt
Momma
Aaron Abell
Pyrenees
Aaron Abelt
Ken Logan
Colorado Division of Wildlife
Logan
New Mexico
South Dakota
Pure buffalo seed stock for two conservation groups
Wind Cave National Park freights 20 buffalo to The Nature Conservancy and 16 to the American Prairie Foundation as disease free pure bison, part of a 400 head management plan. An additional 117 Wind Cave bison will go to American Indian tribes via the Intertribal Bison Cooperative.
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Sioux Falls
Great Plains
Wind Cave National Park
Nature Conservancy
American Prairie Foundation
Wind Cave
Paulson
Leola
North Dakota
Nebraska
Kansas
Oklahoma
Texas
Colorado
Bozeman, Mont
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Oba Way
Aowiin
Big Brothers Big Sisters of
Garden City
Home National Bank
Kansas Children's Service League
Keller-Leopold Insurance, Inc
Lee Construction
Lewis, Hooper, & Dick LLC
Prairie Grass Addition
Scheepner’s
Gerald & Loretta Schultz
Security Savings Bank
Spirit of the Plains
Casa, Inc
Sunflower Electric Power Corp
Ward
Susie Loyd
Leo Fife
Mary Chapper
Les Cine
Clarence
Mary Matthews
John
Julie Ford
Frank
Marilyn Chmale
Richard
Marlene Lee
Woody Jeffrey
J.C. Rodriguez
Teresa Smith
Kay Logan
Alan Schiesener
Beth Tedrow
Dave
Cheryl Sweley
Nathan
Tammy Scheppner
Todd
Melissa Dauber
Kent
Itha Drake
Kyle
Sherry Nelson
Thormas Godbey
John Maloney
Anonymous
Royce
Linda Roemer
Rich
Alicia Harp
Gerald
Beverly Miller
Dorsey
Marjorie Elliott
Steve
Jan Fox
State Farm Insurance
Dale J
Cardle Corley Gabel
Elizabeth
John & Terria
Industrial Mfg. & Repair Service, Inc
van & Anita Kay Salyer
Jerry
Deb Braden
IX Ranch, Inc
Price & Sons Funeral Homes
Jud & Ann Price
Garland Funeral Home
Henkle Drilling & Supply Company, Inc
National By-Products Foundation, Inc
Farm Credit of
Southwest Kansas
Preston & Mary Burtis
Bruce Reichmuth
Tatro Plumbing Company, Inc
Sunrisers Kiwanis Club
David
Rebecca Hetrick
Doug
Trish Keller
Eric
Pam Keller
Carol Ballantyne
Sharilyn Reitschneider
Terry
Carol Lee
Russell Child Development Center
Lon
United Vending
Grant Larkin
DDS
Mary Jo Williams
Foundation
Vous
Southwest Kansas Research Extension Center
Tyson Fresh Meats Management
New Holland
Westlake Ace Hardware
Garden City Telegram
Sarvims Caranany
Lowe
E. Fulton
Bill Fruth
Policom Corporation
Economic Development Initiative Committee
Holcomb
Cecil 0
Brate
Steve Dyer
Phil Escareno
Nancy Harness
Rich Harp
Anita McGraw
Cathy McKinley
Gerald Schultz
Janice Stephens
Blake Waters
Finney County Economic Development Initiative Committee
Cecil O'Brate
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