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Jennifer B Powell

Tuesday, July 30, 2002

A great good thing, O Best Beloved Three African nations have completed their plans to merge three wildlife reserves into the Great Limpopo Transfrontier Park. Zimbabwe's Gonarezhou National Park, South Africa's Kruger Park, and the mysterious area of Mozambique known as Coutada 16 have now become one seamless area where wildlife can roam freely. People will be able to roam freely too, as no visas will be required within the park to cross the national borders. 7:45:30 PM    speak up [] Rescuers forced to give up on stranded pilot whales After hundreds of people attempted to save the small group of pilot whales, rescuers have decided to abandon further attempts to return them to deeper water. Some have been euthanized. There are various theories about why whales beach themselves, none universally accepted. 5:47:07 PM    speak up [] Not much room left on those Florida beaches... Competition from developers makes it harder for those tired manatees to find a place to rest. Apparently the Florida Department of Environmental Protection rarely invokes the law designed to protect the beaches. 11:53:24 AM    speak up [] Manatees take a beach break The pilot whales aren't the only ocean mammals on the beach this week. Down in Florida, six female manatees climbed out of the water, apparently needing a rest from pursuing males. Authorities say the manatees, unlike the pilot whales, are just fine and will return to the water soon. 10:58:45 AM    speak up [] Misc News of the Day • There's a pod of pilot whales stranded off the coast of Cape Cod. Locals have floated them out to sea once already, but the whales beached themselves again, so things don't look good. • The EPA is proposing to clean up emissions from boats and motorcycles. About time that department tried to clean up something. • Australia is having some success fighting infestations of fire ants, using a kind of birth control chemical. • UK scientists warn that insects are adapting to chemical sprays faster than new ones can be developed. I'm sensing a theme here... 9:20:32 AM    speak up []

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