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December 14, 2012

VIDEO: Cougar caught on camera in Osakis area

“With glowing eyes, the curious creature looked directly at the camera and crept forward slowly with a slinky gait.

“Where it ventured from there remains a mystery.

“A cougar captured on trail camera video has people buzzing about where it came from and what it was doing in the Osakis area.

“It was on Jerry Kuhlman’s property that the infrared camera caught the 20 seconds of video,” via Alexandria Echo Press.

December 11, 2012

Rochester officials: Crows scarce after initial hazing

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Photo by Neil Smith via Flickr

“The first week of crow harassment appears to have made a difference, as there are no longer huge congregations of the big, black birds in the city.

“‘I kind of go by the complaints,’ said Rochester Development Administrator Doug Knott, who is in charge of crow abatement projects.

“The complaints to his office have subsided, for now, although he received a couple of calls on Monday from people saying there were crows hanging out around overflowing garbage bins in the city. He urges residents to keep their garbage cans and bins closed up and secured,” via Post Bulletin.