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Ohio’s State Mammal Was Almost Wiped Out Before Making a Stunning Comeback

Ohio’s white-tailed deer might seem like an obvious state symbol, but that familiarity is exactly why it works. Few animals ...
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From near-extinction to state symbol: What saved Oklahoma’s bison?

Quick Take By the 1880s and 1890s, fewer than 1,000 bison remained in the wild, a stark warning about unchecked exploitation.
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Mammal once considered eradicated from the state colonizing again in Ohio, biologists say

A mammal that was once considered eradicated from the state of Ohio is now colonizing again in the state, biologists say.The Ohio Department of Natural Resources said fishers, a mammal related to ...
Charlotte Observer

NC considers new state symbols, but that might knock the gray squirrel off its perch

North Carolina lawmakers spent the past five months mulling whether to honor various animals and even whether to oust the gray squirrel as the state mammal, a position it has held since 1969. Animals ...