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Please Don't Quote Me (The Prairie Advocate)

Peacocks were also said to have been imported to Jamestown but were less successfully bred for feed as were pheasant and partridge. Geese and ducks, however were domesticated and provided settlers with poultry year-round.

Powdered Rodents Show Big, Old Mice Spread Hantavirus (Newswise)

University of Utah researchers dusted wild deer mice with fluorescent pink, blue, green, yellow and orange talcum powders to show which rodents most often fought or mated with others and thus were most likely to spread deadly hantavirus. The study identified bigger, older mice as the culprits.

Winter is difficult time for wild birds (The Leaf Chronicle)

Many birds migrate south for the winter, but some of our feathered friends hang around year-round to dazzle us with their color and songs. Winter can be a tough time for these birds and a boost from their human friends can help them make it through the cold weather.

Befriend the feathered (Rapid City Journal)

The return of real winter weather to western South Dakota means a harsher existence for the area’s wildlife. Birds, in particular, are experiencing the effects of the cold.

Mystery illness sickens hundreds of West Coast pelicans (Orange County Register)

Disoriented birds fly into cars, boats; reason for illness is a mystery.