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Massive Fire Engulfs US Chicken Farm, Containment Expected to Last Days
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A massive fire broke out at Feather Crest Farms in Kurten, Texas, on Jan. 29, taking two days to contain.
Jason Ware, deputy emergency management coordinator for Brazos County, said at the time, “Upon arrival there were two buildings on Feather Crest Farms property.”
“At this time the fire is contained to the two buildings,” he added.
No human casualties were reported, and the cause of the fire remains unknown.
Approximately 100 firefighters from various departments worked to control the blaze.
The fire did not pose an air quality threat, but some local residents experienced low water pressure and power outages.
The farm was purchased by MPS Egg Farms in 2020 and had 96 employees at that time.
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Trail cameras track ‘critically low’ New York bobcat population
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Trail cameras track ‘critically low’ New York bobcat population
ITHACA, N.Y. – With thousands of strategically placed cameras covering more than 27,000 square miles in central and western New York, biologists have evidence that bobcat populations remain critically low in central and western New York state.
Despite reports of recent recoveries elsewhere, bobcat populations in New York State displayed low occupancy, according to research based on years of observation by Cornell University and the New York State Department of Environmental Conservation. Their latest report was published February in Biological Conservation.
“Bobcats probably displayed one of the more concerning trends that we saw,” said lead author Joshua Twining, a postdoctoral researcher in the New York Cooperative Fish and Wildlife Research Unit, which is a U.S. Geological Survey unit at Cornell led by Angela Fuller.
Due to the very low occupancy observed, “it would be impossible for us to detect a decline in bobcat occupancy in this region without the species being extirpated,” Twining said.
He explained that New York has variable hunting and trapping seasons for bobcats, depending on the region. Some areas surveyed were not open to bobcat hunting or trapping and he said that places along the Pennsylvania border have been open to bobcat harvest since 2013.
The researchers also tracked occupancies for several other animals. White-tailed deer in the region flourish; red fox and coyote populations remain abundant and stable; and eastern wild turkey and gray fox numbers remain low.
Funding was provided by the New York State Department of Environmental Conservation, from a Federal Aid in Wildlife Restoration Grant.
For additional information, read this Cornell Chronicle story.
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3 DC officers shot while serving animal cruelty warrant; suspect still barricaded in home
The suspect continued to shoot at police on Hanna Place SE after opening fire on officers who were trying to serve a warrant for animal cruelty, forcing lockdowns at nearby schools
By Sophia Barnes and NBC Washington Staff • Published February 14, 2024 • Updated 10 mins ago
https://www.nbcwashington.com/news/local/3-police-officers-shot-in-southeast-dc-sources-say/3543511
Three D.C. police officers were shot and wounded outside a home in Southeast D.C. early Wednesday and a shooter continued to fire gunshots there, police say. The officers are expected to recover.
The officers were serving an arrest warrant for cruelty to animals when someone opened fire at about 7:30 a.m., police said.
The shooting suspect remained barricaded in the house as of 1:45 p.m., over six hours later. The suspect continued to shoot at police hours after law enforcement shut down several city blocks, forcing multiple schools into lockdown.
Young children could be seen getting police escorts into their school on Valentine’s Day.
“This remains an active situation, and the individual has continued to fire from that location,” Metropolitan Police Department Chief Pamela Smith said at a midday news conference.
“We are asking everyone to please stay out of this location until we are able to apprehend the suspect,” the police chief said.
Police were communicating with the suspect by phone.
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