The 1-year-old giant panda cub has drawn crowds and attention to the Smithsonian National Zoo. Giant panda cub Bao Bao licks the hand of zookeeper Marty Dearie during her weekly weigh-in at the Smithsonian National Zoo in May. Since the cub's birth on Aug. 23, 2013, the Washington D.C.-based exhibit has seen an uptick in visits â and the city a renewed sense of panda fandom.
Haystack Rock. The Rock is located near Cannon Beach on the North coast of Oregon, Haystack Rock is a unique monolith that attracts wildlife and tourists alike. Towering 235 feet over the beach, the Rock is home to nesting seabirds in the summer and marine invertebrates all year long.
(a) In 1964 the Hammondsâ purchased their ranch in the Harney Basin. The purchase included approximately 6000 acres of private property, 4 grazing rights on public land, a small ranch house and 3 water rights. The ranch is around 53 miles South of Burns, Oregon. (a1) By the 1970âs nearly all the ranches adjacent to the Blitzen Valley were purchased by the US Fish and Wildlife Service (FWS) and added to the Malheur National Wildlife Refuge. The refuge covers over 187,000 acres, stretches over 45 miles long and 37 miles wide. The expansion of the refuge grew and surrounds to the Hammondâs ranch. Approached many times by the FWS, the Hammonds refused to sell. Other ranchers also choose not to sell.