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Was it a mastodon carcass or a fish kill that attracted the horde of carrion crows to Carencro?
3+ mon, 4+ day ago (735+ words) In 1802, Spanish commandant Martin Duralde shared the story of a dead elephant carcass swarmed by vultures in southwest Louisiana with Indian agent John Sibley, who passed it on to the American Philosophical Society. The society published the story in 1809 and…...
Jan Risher: Encountering a mountain lion
5+ mon, 2+ week ago (14+ words) The Advocate Read the full column: bit.ly/41nEoCN...
A rebuilt Louisiana island is providing a home for the state bird. 'A win-win."
6+ mon, 1+ week ago (777+ words) It would not have been long before the small island off Louisiana's coast washed away completely, joining a list of other locations that have disappeared under the tides. Instead, it has been revived after years of work, and the state…...
Lawsuit against Baton Rouge zoo after exotic pigeon bit a child dismissed by judge
9+ mon, 1+ week ago (781+ words) The new main entrance at BREC’s Baton Rouge Zoo is seen Wednesday, June 12, 2024, in Baton Rouge, La. When an exotic pigeon nearly bit a toddler’s finger off in an aviary at the Baton Rouge Zoo in 2022, BREC had no way…...