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Oregon: having A whale of a good time.


Most park and recreation managers will have to deal with wildlife while on the job--the flying flock of geese geese

domestic geese which were derived from the wild goose Anser anser. There are many other species in this genus and in the other genus of geese, the Branta spp. of which Branta canadensis is typical.
, the stray Stray

(1) Not a member of the participating party in the trade at hand; (2) not a meaningful indication of a customer's desire to take a sizable position or be involved in a stock.
 dog, or even an occasional deer or beer. But in Oregon last month, park and recreation professionals had to work with marine wildlife--whales--as they migrated past the coast to warmer waters.

Every year, the department organizes Winter Whale Watch Week, where community residents can keep lookout at 28 different viewing points for the huge mammals The class Mammalia (the Mammals) is divided into two subclasses based on reproductive techniques: egg laying mammals (the Monotremes); and mammals which give live birth. The latter subclass is divided into two infraclasses: pouched mammals (the marsupials); and the placental mammals. . Oregon Park and Recreation Department employees and volunteers were on-hand to answer questions for sightseers and give information about the southbound south·bound  
adj.
Going toward the south.


southbound
Adjective

going towards the south

Adj. 1.
 migration. It's estimated that 30 whales pass per hour during the week.
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Date:Feb 1, 2005
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