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RED RIVER: SUMMER OF RECOVERY

Living on Earth
August 14, 2013
  • By Mary Losure
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The flood that forced thousands of people to evacuate their homes in the midwest this spring also displaced some non-human inhabitants. Scores of animals were marooned on islands or stranded in treetops. But for most wildlife, the flood was not catastrophic since many species are well adapted to survive natural disasters. Mary Losure reports from Minnesota’s Red River Valley.

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