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Kamba, 22, and Nora, 12, are settling into Como Zoo separately from the resident troop as keepers watch their every cue.
Over 700 dead deer reports have poured in as a midge-borne virus tears through southeastern Wisconsin herds.
The Highland Park facility used by the 14th Ward Youth Baseball Association is among the sites in line for upgrades.
Park No. 382 at 81st and Halsted sat vacant for over five decades, doubling as a dumping ground and parking lot.
Heavy January rains exposed rot in a weight-bearing post at the 1940s North Portland gym, but preschool and after-school programs stay open.
Volunteer-built trains debut at Lake Fretwell Park on Saturday, with free rides for anyone who joins the park cleanup later this month.
The new wing doubles the library's size and adds a bookmobile garage, teen lounge, and live tutoring for K-12 students.
Sun-baked rest stops on the 40-mile trail are getting shade trees and structures in Palm Springs, Palm Desert and Coachella.
Rescuers spent weeks tracking the deformed coyote before catching her Monday. She's now on antibiotics and a soft-food diet.
The Walter Munk Foundation has locked down one $30,000 bench and needs three more donors to finish the row at Kellogg Park.
Northwest Community Park's grand opening includes a fun run, bike ride, and free play starting at 8 a.m. on Teel Parkway.
All eight courts at Flaherty Park are fenced off as crews tear out asphalt and add pickleball lines. The town is also chasing a $200,000 USTA grant to help pay for it.
Georgia's first protected species overhaul in 20 years would add monarch butterflies and diamondback rattlesnakes while easing rules for native plant nurseries.
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