Invention May Help Save Eagles
Boise journalist Morlan Nelson, an expert on birds of prey, designed a new wire spacing with Idaho Power engineers to reduce eagle electrocutions. He tested mock poles in his yard and will present a paper to the World Conference on Birds of Prey in Vienna. Electrocution risk arises when eagles touch two wires during takeoff or landing.
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Expo Executives File Bankruptcy After Low Attendance
Four former Expo 74 executives filed voluntary bankruptcy petitions. AMT Productions formed to stage a July 4 weekend festival at a resort. expected 50,000 attendees but fewer than 5,000 showed. Petition signed by John Musgrave lists 246 creditors. Expo vice president Chuck Aly was involved with Musgrave.
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Stolen Female Golden Eagle From Spokane Zoo
Authorities hunt for a rare female golden eagle on loan from the federal government after a weekend theft from Walk in the Wild Zoo in Spokane Valley. The bird was injured and unable to fly. its cage was found open with the lock missing.
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Nevada Roundup to Resume in Stone Cabin Valley
The Bureau of Land Management and Nevada officials plan to restart the Stone Cabin Valley roundup this Wednesday. Wranglers will trap horses at waterholes and categorize them as branded rancher property, unbranded wild horses, or domesticated unbranded animals. Ranchers may claim branded horses after paying grazing fees. unclaimed animals go to state auction or department custody. mustangs will be held for testing, with releases not expected before early October.
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Livestock prices at Omaha and Portland markets
UPI reports large cattle hog and sheep listings. Omaha hogs 4,000 head with mixed weights trading 58 to 60. Sows steady 53 to 56. Cattle and calves 4,500 with steers, heifers and cows varying 16 to 51 per hundredweight. Portland sheep and hogs steady with spring lambs 40 to 42, feeder lambs 43 to 46, hogs 57.5 to 58.25 for U.S. 1-3 190 to 255 lb.
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Robbers Stab Payette Man Near Ontario Oregon
John O. Musgrove a 29 year old Payette resident was stabbed several times by robbers at a rest stop near Ontario Oregon He was found in the Oregon Visitor Information Center restroom by a truck driver He received initial treatment in Ontario before surgery and was listed in serious condition at St Alphonsus Hospital Boise.
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Domestic Animals Hold Key to Nevada Range Problems
Velma Johnston says domestic livestock drive Nevada range depletion more than wild horses, which use only 6.5 percent of the land. She criticizes permit violations and overgrazing, welcomes a resumed Stone Cabin Valley roundup near Tonopah under the Wild Horse and Burro Act of 1971.
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Wild Horses Won’t Threaten City Golf Course
Carson City Nevada reports seven mustangs near the new city golf course will be relocated from putting range per BLM District Manager L Paul Applegate. He notes no golfer wants a ball in a hoof print and expresses sympathy for players.
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