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The headlines and news stories in this archive date back to 2003 and 2004; accordingly, some of the links have decayed.

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Prairie Dog face

Prairie dog-friendly policy creates swarms at Colorado city (Billings Gazette, 1/8/04) - Irrigation water and hay production is slipping down prairie dog holes, say frustrated farmers. Heeding concerns of animal-rights activists, Boulder has been moving prairie dogs to the greenbelt for years to protect them from extermination. Now the city that took the lead in controlling human population growth is bursting with prairie dogs, and turning fields into "Swiss cheese."

Berkeley Researchers Search for Martians (The Daily Californian, 9/3/03) - Ever since astronomer Percival Lowell posited the existence of Martian-built canals irrigating the desert landscape of the Red Planet, frenzied pop culture has held a fascination with "little green men" from Mars.

Man gets three years for counterfeiting Procrit (Sun-Sentinel - 09/03/03) - A man who bottled bacteria-tainted water for sale as the life-saving drug Procrit received a three-year, one-month federal prison sentence.

Tokyo Water Park

According to Boners.com, the slogan for the Tokyo Water Park (above) reads: "Welcome to breathtaking Tokyo Water Park, where you can wash away the pressure and stress of the overcrowded city and relax with your friends in the soothing enjoyment of sun, fun and splashing."

From New York Waters, the Talking Fish (BBC News - 03/15/03) - A fish heading for slaughter in a New York market shouted warnings about the end of the world before it was killed, two fish cutters have claimed.

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