NYT article on Prairie Chickens in Missouri

["Aaron Ximm" aaron_gmail]

http://www.nytimes.com/2008/04/17/us/17chickens.html

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"More than 300 people =97 ornithologists and amateurs =97 have confirmed a =
spot
on a guided tour to see the prairie chickens this year, and the waiting lis=
t
is long, a guide said. There are only 500 or so prairie chickens in all of
Missouri. There were more than 15,000 just 70 years ago. Experts say they
might vanish all together in the next 10 years."

Sigh.

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