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Drought, heat afflicting life on Antelope Island

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anonymous | 2:29 p.m. Aug. 20, 2007
I can't believe that the weather could effect animals so much!
Anonymous | 12:12 a.m. Aug. 21, 2007
Something needs to be done to ensure that these animals have enough food and water to live on!
Brian Dani | 12:16 p.m. Aug. 21, 2007
Is this something new? I doubt it. Perhaps instincts are working to prevent reproduction so that some will survive the dry conditions instead of all of them starving if the herds increased. Nature has a way of survival. Man is the one who screws things up with his good intentions.

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