Chickadee code cracked
Chickadee #1: Chick-a-DEE!-DEE!-DEE!-DEE!-DEE!-DEE!-DEE!
Translation: There’s a sharp-shinned hawk behind you!
A season of our own
Here’s a riddle for you. If the leaves turn in the mountains and there are no tourists to see them, are they still beautiful?
The Naturalist's Corner
Endangered Species Act Threatened
A California cowboy is trying to hobble the Endangered Species Act (ESA). Congressman Richard Pombo (R-Calif.), head of the House Resources Committee has herded his Threatened and Endangered Species Recovery Act of 2005 through the US House of Representatives. The act passed, largely along party lines, by a 229 193 vote.
To elk or not to elk
By the time this column hits the streets (11/2), the results from two public meetings regarding the Great Smoky Mountains National Park’s experimental elk release will be known. The park is proposing extending the experiment for two years and bringing in additional elk. The first meeting was Tuesday, Oct. 25, in Cherokee and the second was Thursday, Oct. 27, in Fletcher.