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  • Refugio rancher trains dogs to help stop rhino poaching

    09/02/2018 7:50:50 PM PDT · by Norski · 10 replies
    The Victoria Advocate ^ | May 14, 2018 | Amber Alcado
    REFUGIO — Joe Braman’s life changed forever last February as he stood in front of a large, gray and magnificent creature in South Africa. The rhino, with its two horns at the front of its head and large sturdy body, almost looks like a creature from the distant past. But what Braman saw in front of him was an animal on the brink of becoming a part of history. The rhino he saw no longer had its trademark horns and was left barely breathing in the wild. “Since then, there’s not a day that I don’t wake up thinking about...
  • A Resting Place For Hunting Hounds In Alabama

    09/03/2012 12:46:04 PM PDT · by Theoria · 22 replies
    NPR ^ | 03 Sept 2012 | Debbie Elliot
    Seventy-five years ago, Key Underwood and his raccoon-hunting dog Troop had a connection. Years of training and a deep relationship make human and canine a seamless hunting unit. The two can share a special bond. So when old Troop died, Underwood buried him on the crest of a hill hidden away in the lush countryside near Cherokee, Ala. It was Underwood's favorite hunting spot. He marked the grave with an old chimney stone he chiseled with a hammer and screwdriver. That was the start of Coon Dog Cemetery, according to Franky Hatton, who hunts in this area with his Bluetick...