Putting the collection and killing of 18 geese in Oakland into perspective.
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Oakland mystery pig strikes again
Authorities closed a trail after a walker told police she climbed the side rail of a wooden bridge to escape the screaming swine.
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Feds, state defend killing Oakland’s Canada geese
The USDA says that it was clear in communicating the fate of the 18 geese to the town, cites ‘misunderstanding.’
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Oakland blames USDA for geese deaths
Town officials have reacted to public outrage over the killing of 18 Canada geese and goslings, saying they were told the birds would be relocated.
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American guinea hogs becoming a lot less rare at Unity College
Nine new piglets of the breed that was nearly extinct a few years ago were born to Luna and Lurch in the college’s sutainable livestock program.
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Oakland beach’s pesky geese caught, killed
Called in to remove 18 Canada geese from the town beach, the USDA’s Wildlife Services Office euthanizes the birds because there are too many in the state.
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Mount Vernon tiger triplets only in Maine a short time
The two-week-old cubs, the first tiger cubs born in the state, leave DEW Animal Kingdom & Sanctuary July 5.
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Tiger triplets born in Mount Vernon
The cubs join 200 animals from all over the world at the Domestic, Exotic and Wild Animal Kingdom & Sanctuary.
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Rare pigs join livestock barn at Unity College
American guinea hogs Luna and Lurch are among a threatened population of rare pigs valued for their lard.