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NEWS ABOUT: Rocky Mountains

Rocky Mountains stories: 5 news summaries
happy ending

Footloose
Llama Safe
After Odyssey
in Rockies

'Homer' spent about
a month on the lam

Oct 4, 09 4:38 PM CDT
(Newser) - A llama who went on the lam in the Rocky Mountains is safe and sound after a month on his own. Christened "Homer" by a volunteer rescuer "because of his little odyssey," the 6-month-old has frostbitten ears but is otherwise in decent shape. Theories about the... More »

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mammals • Rocky Mountains • Colorado • llama • Pikes Peak

 Hunters Take Aim at Gray Wolf 

Animal no longer under federal protection in northern Rockies

Mar 29, 08 9:35 PM CDT
(Newser) - Hunters in the northern Rockies will soon take aim at a rare target—the gray wolf. The animal lost its protected species status in Idaho, Montana, and Wyoming yesterday, and wildlife agencies in the region are looking to reduce the population by granting hunting licenses for the first time since... More »

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endangered species • Montana • Idaho • Endangered Species Act • wildlife • Wyoming • Rocky Mountains • hunting • gray wolf • Earthjustice

Protections End for Gray Wolf

Wildlife groups say it's too soon to remove animals from endangered list

Feb 22, 08 5:06 AM CST
(Newser) - The gray wolf has been taken off the endangered species list in a multi-state area of the northern Rocky Mountains, National Geographic reports. "The wolves are back," said an official of the Department of the Interior. Just 66 of the animals were reintroduced to the region in 1996... More »

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endangered species • conservation • Montana • Idaho • Endangered Species Act • wildlife • Wyoming • Rocky Mountains • gray wolf

Montana's Top 10 Dramatic Spots

Sep 17, 07 2:07 AM CDT
(Newser) - It wasn't a scientific survey.  But the results were dramatic.  The Billings Gazette selected a few Montanans ranging from authors to fly fishermen to geologists to pick the most dramatic natural sites in this most  dramatic state. Here's what they came up with:
  1. Beartooth Mountains
  2. Missouri
... More »

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Montana • Rocky Mountains • Galcier Park • Beartooth Mountains • Pryor Mountains • Flathead Lake • Yellowstone • Lews and Clark Caverns • Missouri Breaks • Makoshika State Park • Medicine Rocks State Park • national park

Seven Wonders of Canada

Yes, Pamela Anderson was nominated, but she didn't win

Jun 17, 07 3:31 PM CDT
(Newser) - Yes, Pamela Anderson (she's Canadian) was nominated (it was an open process) but, no - alas, she did not win.  The winners were:
  1. Sleeping Giant,  Thunder Bay
  2. Niagara Falls
  3. Rocky Mountains
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travel • Canada • list • seven wonders • Sleeping Giant • Niagra Falls • Rocky Mountains • Bay of Fundy • Cabot Trail • Nahanni • northern lights • national park

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