Saturday, March 8, 2014

Sandhill Cranes Face Shut-Off as Colorado Weighs Who Gets Scarce Water


The Denver Post
Sandhill Cranes Over Manitoba, Canada. PLT photo.
Colorado's effort to replenish its aquifers by cracking down on pumping groundwater threatens to leave the thousands of sandhill cranes that arrive here each February without the water they need. Details here.



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