BRIEFLY DRINKERS SETTING FOREST BONFIRES?The Forest Service this week issued a reminder that campfires and charcoal barbecues are prohibited in all areas of the Los Padres National Forest Los Padres National Forest is a forest located in southern and central California, which includes most of the mountainous land along the California coast from Ventura to Monterey, extending inland. Elevations range from sea level to 8,831 feet. because of extreme fire danger. Most forest users were abiding by the rules, but problems in a few areas are posing a serious threat to public safety, said Forest Supervisor Jeanine Derby. ``We expected that there would be some violations of the fire restrictions, and we do continue to find the occasional illegal campfire,'' Derby said. ``Of even greater concern, however, is the fact that we are finding evidence of very large bonfires in some areas. The fires seem to be associated with group gatherings, mostly teen drinking parties.'' The public is being encouraged to report any unsafe and illegal fire threats by calling 911. For more information about forest conditions and fire restrictions, call (805) 968-6640. - Daily News Long-lost meerkats on their way home SANTA BARBARA Santa Barbara (săn'tə bär`brə, –bərə), city (1990 pop. 85,571), seat of Santa Barbara co., S Calif., on the Pacific Ocean; inc. 1850. - Five meerkats that were loaned, lost and finally found "Finally Found" was the debut single from the Honeyz. This was their most successful single in the UK and worldwide, securing a number 4 position in the UK singles chart and achieved platinum status in Australia [1] Tracklisting # Title Length in Texas will be returned today to their rightful home at the Santa Barbara Zoo The Santa Barbara Zoo is located on 30 acres near the ocean in Santa Barbara, California. It was formerly known as the Child's Estate Zoo. The zoo has been ranked numerous times as one of the nation's best small zoos. . The turnout for the homecoming is expected to be large, said zoo director Rich Block. Meerkats are slim-tailed members of the mongoose mongoose, name for a large number of small, carnivorous, terrestrial Old World mammals of the civet family. They are found in S Asia and in Africa, with one species extending into S Spain. family, native to southern Africa's Kalahari Desert. The case of the missing meerkats has drawn attention from animal lovers across the state who feared the furry critters had become supper for the coyotes, bobcats, cougars and buzzards that roam the rural Texas hills outside San Antonio. The saga began two years ago, after a meerkat meerkat: see mongoose. meerkat or suricate Colonial species (Suricata suricatta) of the mongoose family (Herpestidae). It is a burrowing carnivore found in southwestern Africa that differs from mongooses in having four (rather than population boom hit the zoo. Most of those babies were loaned to well-known, accredited accredited recognition by an appropriate authority that the performance of a particular institution has satisfied a prestated set of criteria. accredited herds cattle herds which have achieved a low level of reactors to, e.g. zoos. But five males went to the unaccredited New Braunfels Zoo in Texas. It closed a short time later, and the meerkats disappeared. Santa Barbara officials had given up hope of finding them when an animal collector contacted the zoo in September and confirmed he had bought the missing meerkats. - Associated Press |
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