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Bear sightings uptick around southern Minnesota
7+ hour, 47+ min ago (406+ words) So, just how many bears are there in Minnesota? Leeper says there is a healthy population in the state. While sightings have been occurring in southern Minnesota and in the Faribault, Owatonna and Kenyon areas of late, Leeper says that…...
RICE COUNTY 4-H: Teens train assistance dogs through PAL program
19+ hour, 27+ min ago (19+ words) southernminn. com To view our latest e-Edition,...
Fans of Tik Tok famous dog raising funds to pay for pug's hospital bills
5+ day, 44+ min ago (667+ words) Chilli The Pug is famous on Tik Tok. (kingchillithepug via SWNS) The owners of a famous Tik Tok dog have thanked fans after an appeal to cover its hospital treatment has reached a staggering "120, 000 ($161, 000) in just over a week. Chilli,…...
Parrot known for whistling cheeky songs gone missing
1+ week, 5+ day ago (242+ words) By Mark Boggis and Faye Mayern A cheeky parrot known for saying "what ya saying bruv" and whistling a song that mocks Adolf Hitler has gone missing. African gray parrot Coco went missing from his home in Lowestoft, Suffolk, at…...
Most commonly seen birds in Iowa
2+ week, 5+ day ago (406+ words) Project Feeder Watch, a citizen science project where participants collect data on birds at their feeders, was founded in Ontario by Erica Dunn and the Long Point Bird Observatory in 1976. The project partnered with the Cornell Lab of Ornithology after…...
Most commonly seen birds in Minnesota
2+ week, 5+ day ago (410+ words) Project Feeder Watch, a citizen science project where participants collect data on birds at their feeders, was founded in Ontario by Erica Dunn and the Long Point Bird Observatory in 1976. The project partnered with the Cornell Lab of Ornithology after…...
Did you find an animal nesting near your house? Here's what to do
3+ week, 1+ day ago (846+ words) For four years, a mallard has nested behind a bush near the front door of Caitlin Deal's home in a Minneapolis-St. Paul suburb, offering an up-close glimpse of nature for her young son and lessons for how people can coexist…...
Cat gets emergency surgery after eating 37 hair ties
1+ mon, 5+ day ago (291+ words) Bandit the cat. (Vets for Pets via SWNS) A cat with a secret habit of opening drawers survived eating 37 hair bobbles, leaving a surgical tray piled high with the elastic ties. One-year-old Bandit, from Milton Keynes, Bucks. , needed emergency surgery…...
Killen family donates celebrated artist's dog portrait to Owatonna K9 unit
1+ mon, 6+ day ago (378+ words) Jim Killen was renowned for his landscapes and wildlife scenes, but it was his portraits of dogs that struck an especially personal note for the painter's admirers. After years hanging in his home, one of the late artist's paintings is…...