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Outdoors blog archive for July 24, 2013

WEDNESDAY, JULY 24, 2013

Moths are cool, with a week in their honor

NATURE -- Moths come in a stunning spectrum of colors and varieties, and there's no better time to set your radar for them than now, during National Moth Week. The authors of “Moths of Western North America” estimate that 7,000 to 8,000 named species of…

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Sydney Sainsbury suffered a broken bone and torn ligaments and tendons in her right hand, along with many bites and scratches from an otter attack July 9 while floating the Madison River. (Courtesy of Sydney Sainsbury)

Woman recovering from otter attack wounds 

WILDLIFE ENCOUNTERS -- A relaxing evening floating the river with friends two weeks ago took a turn for the worse for Sydney Sainsbury, who was attacked by an otter about 200 yards east of the Madison River Bridge. The otter, she said, was relentless as…

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