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Rare wild chicken could become Colorado's first 'climate victim' after failed rescue attempt

Rare wild chicken could become Colorado’s first ‘climate victim’ after failed rescue attempt

Among America’s iconic native birds, the little prairie chicken can be particularly hard to spot – hiding behind shrubbery, rarely emerging except before sunrise in the spring for flamboyant mating dances. But now he could become Colorado’s first climate casualty. A painstaking $428,000 state effort to stave off extinction by moving 205 of these chickens …

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Majestic banyan tree collapses along iconic Hilo road, underscoring need for tree rescue plan |  big island now

Majestic banyan tree collapses along iconic Hilo road, underscoring need for tree rescue plan | big island now

A few months ago, the first large banyan tree on the east side of Hilo’s iconic Banyan Drive transformed from a majestic tree into a collapsed mess. “I was working every day, then one day I noticed it,” said Miki Malama, an employee of the nearby Naniloa golf course. “And we want to know what …

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