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WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 25, 2009
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NEWS ABOUT: botanical garden

botanical garden stories: 2 news summaries

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Activists say state aid cuts will hurt wildlife industry

Mar 20, 09 3:42 PM CDT
(Newser) - New York’s wildlife advocates are hoping an unemployed porcupine can help in a prickly battle with Gov.David Paterson, Audubon Magazine reports. Paterson has proposed cutting $9 million from the state’s 76 zoos, botanical gardens, and aquariums. To convince lawmakers to reject the cuts, opponents are releasing humorous... More »

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New York • zoo • David Paterson • aquarium • botanical garden

(Newser) - An elevated walkway under construction at Atlanta’s Botanical Garden collapsed today, killing a worker and injuring 18, the Journal-Constitution reports. Workers were pouring concrete for the 40-foot-high footbridge when the collapse set off a scene one EMT described as "sheer chaos." Those nearby described a “... More »

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Atlanta • construction • accident • bridge collapse • concrete • botanical garden • walkway

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