Animals
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Rwanda
An Indoor Girl’s Safari: Akagera National Park Brings Change in Perspective
By Lauren Coughlin I have been to several national parks in the United States, including Yosemite, the Grand Canyon and Red Rock Canyon. Much of my family lives out West, and childhood trips were spent at these vast national parks. But, I am a self-proclaimed indoor person, and I don’t…
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Orlando
Hour-by-Hour: How to Spend a Full Day at Disney’s Animal Kingdom
One debate among vacationers at Walt Disney World is if Animal Kingdom Theme Park is a half-day or full-day park. There’s more to do here than you might think. Here’s an itinerary for what to do, see and eat at the park, from open to close. Students in a travel…
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In-Depth
Back to Perry: Visual Journalists Capture Moments from 2022 Georgia National Fair
For the eighth time, students from Grady College’s Advanced Photojournalism course spent an entire day, from the opening of the gates to the fireworks display 15 hours later, scouring the Georgia National Fairgrounds for the moments that show what the fair means to the attendees, working with coaches who gave…
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In-Depth
A Year’s Work Pays Off at Georgia National Fair for 2019
Not everyone heads to the Georgia National Fair to unwind; for some, it’s the culmination of a year’s worth of work. Raising crops and creatures, Georgians compete to see who has the best cow, whose goat stands proudest. For some, it’s a joyous moment as the early mornings pay off.…
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Athens-Clarke County
Local Efforts to Preserve Gentle Giants: Classic City Clydesdale Works to Sustain the Breed
The sound of crunching gravel under the car’s tires interrupts the quiet. The 18-hand high gentle giants lightly munching on grass in the paddocks don’t seem to even notice. Patches of Georgia’s notorious red clay peek through parts of the paddocks. As the windows roll down, the smell of cut…
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Northeast Georgia News
Sweet Olive Farm Owners Committed to Business of Rescuing Animals For Nearly a Decade
Two women in Winterville, Ga., have spent the last nine years rescuing animals from all over the Southeast. Sweet Olive Farm takes in elderly, abused or homeless farm and exotic animals and gives them a home. The Beginning It all started with 10 dogs and a pot-bellied pig named Mr.…
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Athens-Clarke County
Hurricane Florence Evacuees Can Find Shelter Just Outside Athens
Hurricane evacuees are finding shelter just outside of Athens. Fort Yargo State Park is one of many state parks accepting evacuees and their pets. Julia Autry, the park manager, said they are expecting evacuees to begin arriving as the hurricane heads closer to land. Explore Georgia, which promotes tourism, tweeted Tuesday that…
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Athens-Clarke County
Bear Hollow Zoo Has New Look This Spring
ATHENS, Ga.- After three weeks of construction and countless hours of intense labor, the bear observation deck at Bear Hollow Zoo has a noticeable new look. Clinton Murphy, the zoological coordinator at Bear Hollow Zoo said the renovations made were normal protocol to keep the zoo up-to-date. “Who needs a…
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Athens-Clarke County
Athens Animal Workers Oppose Georgia Pet Bill
The Georgia House is considering a new law to regulate the sale of pets in retail stores. The bill, introduced by Rep. Earl Ehrhart, of District 36, would prohibit local governments from preventing the sale of dogs and cats from any pet store in the state of Georgia. HB 144…
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Athens-Clarke County
Dog Foster Program
ATHENS, Ga- Becca Marrick has been a “dog person” ever since she can remember. “My family has been fostering ever since we were little…my parents wanted to see if me and my sister could handle pets.” Marrick picked up these four Labrador-Basset Hound mixes at the Athens Humane Society on…