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Nonprofit arts organization Wild Goose Creative has debuted a new art exhibition at their creative space in Franklinton.

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This tiny one-month-old armadillo pup, who was born at a zoo in Washington state from first time parents Vespa and Scooter, has been named Segway. ThePoint Defiance Zoo & Aquarium (PDZA) in Tacoma, Washington announced the birth of the Southern three-banded armadillo pup in late October. Segway is the first healthy armadillo pup to be born at Point Defiance Zoo & Aquarium in its 116-year history. Maureen O'Keefe, the assistant curator, said: "Born to first-time parents Vespa and Scooter, the name Segway seemed to fit right in with the family. "She has quadrupled i...

The Point Defiance Zoo & Aquarium baby can instantly curl up into an armored ball. #k5evening

He said the company was also required to put programs in place to monitor aquifer drawdown and the health of vegetation in the region, and report the results. “We’ve done a lot of work to make sure what we’re proposing meets the criteria the government has set for impacts on groundwater dependent ecosystems,” he said. He said if the company found its assumptions were inaccurate or the impacts were greater than modelled “we will adapt our bore field accordingly”. “I think a lot of the conditions that have been put into the licence … should give comfort t...